Almost all Cherokee syllables end in a vowel. When using the syllabary, Cherokee words can almost always be spelled as they are pronounced.
Spelling sometimes varies when using English letters to interpret the syllables.
A beginning speaker should try keep the lips still, mouth slightly opened, pressing the tongue against the lower teeth. The syllables dla, tla, tle, tli, tlo, tlu, tlv are pronounced by touching the tongue to the roof of the mouth and bringing it down as the syllables are spoken. The syllabes tsa, tse, tsi, tso, tsu, tsv are pronounced a little differently depending upon the dialect. At times, Cherokee syllables have unvoiced or silent vowels.