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Parlami

Pronunciation


Letter		Transcription		Example		Notes

a		ah			father

b		b			boy			

c		k			cat		before a, o or u.

c		ch			chest		before e or i.

ch		k			key

d		d			dad		explosive

e		ay(long)		they			

e		e or eh (short)		bet

f		f			fall

g		g			go		before a, o or u.

g		j			gem		before e or i.

gh		g			go		before e or i.

gli		yi			million			

gn		ny			canyon			

h		h			silent		silent

i		ee (long) 		machine

k		k			key		foreign words only

l		l			love

m		m			met

n		n			net

o		o or oh (long)		go		

o		aw (short)		or

p		p			pain

qu		kv			quest

r		r			rose		one roll	

s		s			see		all else	

s		z			rose		before b, d, g, l, m, n, r or v.

sc		sk			ask		before a, o or u.

sc		sh			fish		before e ori.

sch		sk			risky		

t		t			take

u		oo (long) 		   rule	

v		v			vat

z		ds			bedts





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