Pronunciation Guide (Note: Stressed syllables are in UPPER CASE.) rate able, Ā, ā = Ä, ä = father, wand A, a = pat, marry Â, â = prepare air, = reel evil, Ē, ē E, e = end, edit = ride ice, Ī, ī I, i = blister in, = roll over, Ō, ō O, o = rob on, Ô, ô = claw off, audit, OO, oo = spoon, ooze Ü, ü = book, foot U, u = under Û, û = burn urge, YOO, yoo = beauty unify, = sofa affair, ə (general “shwa” sound” CH = bleach chair, J = edge jury, KH = guttural, as in German “ach”, Scottish “loch” OI = boy, poise OU = shout, around SH = wish ship, ZH = pleasure, corsage = As in a [D], [N], [R], etc… French “bon”. Suggested rather than said, with preceding vowel nasalized.
Pronunciation Guide (Note: Stressed syllables are in UPPER CASE.) Ā, ā = able, rate Ä, ä = father, wand A, a = pat, marry Â, â = air, prepare Ē, ē = evil, reel E, e = end, edit Ī, ī = ice, ride I, i = in, blister Ō, ō = over, roll O, o = on, rob Ô, ô = off, audit, claw OO, oo = spoon, ooze Ü, ü = book, foot U, u = under Û, û = urge, burn YOO, yoo = unify, beauty ə = affair, sofa (general “shwa” sound” CH = chair, bleach J = jury, edge KH = guttural, as in German “ach”, Scottish “loch” OI = boy, poise OU = shout, around SH = ship, wish ZH = pleasure, corsage [D], [N], [R], etc… = As in French “bon”. Suggested rather than said, with a preceding vowel nasalized.