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Pronunciation

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Consonants(and combinations)

b	• starting a phrase, after ma, and after n – like b in boy • otherwise – as above but lips should not meet
c	• before e or i – like th in thin • otherwise – like k in kick
ch	• like ch in church
d	• starting a phrase, after l, and after n – like d in dog • otherwise – like th in this
f	• like f in for
g	• before e or i – like ch in Scottish loch, strong and guttoral • starting a phrase, after n – like g in g et
h	• always silent
j	• like ch in Scottish loch, strong and guttoral
k	• like k in kick
l	• like l in love
ll	• like ll in million
m	• like m in made
n	• before v – like m in made • otherwise – like n in none
p	• at the end of a word – generally silent • otherwise – like p in put
qu	• like k in kick
r	• rolled/trilled like r in Scottish (generally quieter at the end of a word)
rr	• as r, but rolled/trilled more strongly
s	• before d, g, l, m, n – like s in rose • otherwise – like s in same
t	• like t in tame
v	• starting a phrase, after ma, and after n – like b in boy • otherwise – as above but lips should not meet
x	• between vowels – like x in box • otherwise – like s in same
y	• like y in yes

Vowels

a	• like a in pat, but longer
e	• in a syllable ending with a vowel – like e in they • otherwise – short like e in set
i	• like ee in seek
o	• in a syllable ending with a vowel – like o in note • otherwise – like o in pot, but very slightly longer
u	• either like u in rule or oo in food • silent after q, and in the groups gue and gui (not güe, güi though)
y	• at the end of a word (incl. the word y) – like ee in seek

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