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==Consonants== | ==Consonants== | ||
These consonants are pronounced exactly as they are in English and are written just like their IPA symbol.<br> | These consonants are pronounced exactly as they are in English and are written just like their IPA symbol.<br> | ||
[p], [t], [k], [d], [g], [m], [n], [f], [s], [h], [v], [l]<br> | [p], [t], [k], [b], [d], [g], [m], [n], [f], [s], [h], [v], [l]<br> | ||
These are sounds that appear in English, but the IPA symbol for them is not so quickly recognizable.<br> | These are sounds that appear in English, but the IPA symbol for them is not so quickly recognizable.<br> | ||
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*[i] = ''ee'' as in sp'''ee'''ch | *[i] = ''ee'' as in sp'''ee'''ch | ||
Note: '''ALL''' vowels have a long counterpart where the duration of pronunciation is extended. These are written either as double vowels (eg. a long [i] written as <ii>) or they are written with a macron above them (eg. a long [i] written as <ī>). | |||
=Sounds Not Found in English= | =Sounds Not Found in English= | ||
==Consonants== | ==Consonants== | ||
These consonants are not found in English, but can be found in other languages.<br> | |||
*[r] = ''r'' as in Spanish '''r'''ojo, (rolled) and is written as <r> | |||
*[rʰ] = ''r'' as in Icelandic be'''r'''a, (also rolled but with a breath of air) and is written as <rh> | |||
*[ɣ] = ''g'' as in Modern Greek '''g'''yro, (soft g) and is written as <gh> | |||
*[x] = ''x'' as in Spanish Me'''x'''ico or the ''ch'' as in German i'''ch''' and is written as <x> | |||
==Vowels== | ==Vowels== | ||
This vowel is not found in English, but can be found in French.<br> | |||
*[œ] = ''eu'' as in j'''eu''ne, and is written as <u> | |||