PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

1. VOWELS
  • A is pronounced ' a ' as in car, bar, tar
  • E is pronounced ' ay ' as in day, may, say
  • I is pronounced ' ee ' as in see, she, me
  • O is pronounced ' o ' as in go, so, no
  • U is pronounced ' ou ' as in you, do, who
2. CONSONANTS
  • CH is pronounced like ' j ' in jazz, jump, jog
  • PH is pronounced like ' p ' in pain, pet, polio (aspirated ' p ' )
  • TH is pronounced like ' t ' in topic, terrace, tea (aspirated ' t ' )
  • NH is pronounced like the Spanish ' ñ ' in español, mañana, piñata (similar to the ' nyuh ' sound heard in the word "canyon")

  • K is pronounced like the French soft ' k ' in kaki, kilo, kiosque
  • P is pronounced like the French soft ' p ' in parc, poisson, parachute
  • T is pronounced like the French soft ' t ' in tomate, tableau, tante
  • V is pronounced like ' w ' in we, wall, water

  • All other consonants have the same phonetic sounds as their English counterparts.

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