Intro. vi. Basic Manx Pronunciation. Flashcards
Manx pronunciation is not always consistent with the spelling of Manx words. Having said that, it is much easier in Manx guess to guess pronunciation from spelling than it is is in English. The following cards will help you with the more difficult sounds..
pronounce:
as
kayt
Note that a can be pronounced like the a in ant, or the e in men.
pronounce:
laa
Note that aa is pronounced like as a long sound like the ai in air.
pronounce:
gobbragh
Note that bb is pronounced like the v in hover.
pronounce:
carrey
Note that c is pronounced like the c in cat, and almost never like the c in city.
pronounce:
dy chooilley
Note that ch is pronounced like the ch in loch.
pronounce:
cha nel
Note that cha in ‘cha nel’ is pronounced like the ha in happy.
pronounce:
çheh
Note that çh is pronounced like the ch in cherry.
pronounce:
da
Note that d is usually pronounced like the d in dad.
pronounce:
dirree
Note that di is usually
pronounced like the ji in Jill.
pronounce:
caid
Note that id has a j sound, and is generally pronounced like the dge in edge.
pronounce:
moddey
Note that dd in the middle of a word is pronounced very softly, like the th in the.
pronounce:
dreamal
Note that ea is pronounced like the ai in aim.
pronounce:
rieau
Note that ieau is pronounced as in beautiful.
pronounce:
reayrt
Note that “eay” is sometimes pronounced like the vowel in “ear”, (but there are other ways of pronouncing eay).
pronounce:
jerdein
Note that ei is sometimes pronounced like the a in acorn.
pronounce:
leodaghey
Note that “eo” is sometimes pronounced like the “ea” in “early”.
pronounce:
çheu
Note that “eu” is pronounced like the “ow” in “bow-wow”, or like “you”.
pronounce:
goll
Note that “g” is pronounced like the “g” in “go”.
Never like the “g” in “age”.
pronounce:
agh
Note that “gh” is pronounced like the “ch” in “loch”.
Not like the “g” in “go”.
pronounce:
aitt
caid
Note that sometimes i is silent but changes a t sound into a “çh” sound as in cherry, or a d into j sound.
pronounce:
balley
Note that ey at the end of a word is pronounced like a short a sound, or an unstressed uh.
pronounce:
tappee
Note that pp is pronounced like the “v” in “averse”.
pronounce:
ooyl
Note that oo is pronounced like the oo in too. It is rarely ‘clipped’, except in ‘dooinney’, and ‘tooilley’.
pronounce:
Cloie
Note that oi, or oie, can be pronounced like the ay in hay, the ie in lie, or the ee in tee, but not like the oi in oil.
pronounce:
s’messey
Note that ss is pronounced like the th in heather, or sometimes like the zz in Jezza.
pronounce:
yn
Note that y is usually an ‘unstressed vowel’. It is almost always pronounced like the e in the, the u in urn, or the ah in Sarah.
pronounce:
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