Pronunciation guide for Irhash transliteration

Question 1

gh

Answer 1

IPA /ʀ/, like the sound of ‘r’ in standard German and French, also like the sound of the letter غ in Arabic

Question 2

m

Answer 2

IPA /m/, like the sound of ‘m’ in moon

Question 3

w

Answer 3

IPA /w/, like the sound of ‘w’ in what

Question 4

f

Answer 4

IPA /f/, like the sound of ‘f’ in fish

Question 5

j

Answer 5

IPA /cʼ/, similar to the sound of ‘c’ in Malay, but give an extra ejection at your glottis right after you pronounce the letter c

Question 6

kh

Answer 6

IPA /χ/, like the sound of ch in German nacht or the sound of the letter خ in Arabic

Question 7

ch

Answer 7

IPA /ç/, like the ‘ch’ sound in German ich

Question 8

i

Answer 8

IPA /j/, like the sound of ‘y’ in young or ‘j’ in German jung

Question 9

n

Answer 9

IPA /n/, like the sound of ‘n’ in noon

note: it might be pronounced as ‘l’ (el) in some words

Question 10

sh

Answer 10

IPA /ʃ/, like the sound of ‘sh’ in sheep

Question 11

q

Answer 11

IPA /q/, like the sound of the letter ق (qāf) in standard Arabic

Question 12

r

Answer 12

IPA /ɾ/, like the sound of ‘r’ in Japanese

Question 13

e

Answer 13

like the sound of the letter ع (ʿayn) in standard Arabic and also ע (ʿayin) in biblical Hebrew

Question 14

d

Answer 14

IPA /tʼ/, similar to the sound of ‘t’ in Malay, but give an extra ejection at your glottis right after you pronounce the letter t

Question 15

b

Answer 15

IPA /b/, like the sound of ‘b’ in bee

Question 16

p

Answer 16

IPA /pʰ/, like the sound of ‘p’ in peat

Question 17

h

Answer 17

IPA /h/, like the sound of ‘s’ in hall

Question 18

xh

Answer 18

IPA /ħ/, like the sound of the letter ح in standard Arabic or ח in biblical Hebrew

Question 19

z

Answer 19

IPA /z/, like the sound of ‘z’ in zip

Question 20

s

Answer 20

IPA /s/, like the sound of ‘s’ in see

Question 21

k

Answer 21

IPA /kʰ/, like the sound of ‘k’ in kin

Question 22

g

Answer 22

IPA /kʼ/, similar to the sound of ‘k’ in Malay, but give an extra ejection at your glottis right after you pronounce the letter k

Question 23

c

Answer 23

IPA /cʰ/, like the sound of ‘c’ in char

Question 24

t

Answer 24

IPA /tʰ/: like the sound of ‘t’ in tap