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You've already learned all you need to know to pronounce the letters in this word. Here are some words to read, pronunciations in Mid-Atlantic American dialect, and definitions: ham (khaawm): home ln (lan): loan (short ae) ndre (naad-rey): snake (long ae) pipor (pee-poar): pepper slim (sleeem): slime snoru (snoa-roo): daughter-in-law ruh (roookh): shaggy mys (mos): mouse (long y) At the beginning or end of words, these are pronounced "unvoiced" as in father, sight, and thick. When they show up between vowels or other voiced sounds, these are "voiced," pronounced as in vulture, zoo, and that. If you haven't guessed it already, any sound made with your vocal chords is "voiced," and any sound made with just an airy breath is "voiceless." Try these examples: fedan (feeydan): to feed lufu (loovoo): love slidan (sleeedan): to slide mesan (meeyzan): a dining table p (paath): path (pronounce th as in path) leer (leytheyr): leather (pronounce th as in leather) As mentioned earlier, g and c can be pronounced in different ways. It's not always possible to tell which pronunciation to use without looking it up, but here's a guide that works for many words: C is usually a "k" sound before a consonant, or when next to a back vowel (a, , o, u, y): clif (kleef) = cliff; staca (sta-ka) = stake; cu (kooo) = cow C is usually a "ch" sound when next to a front vowel (i or e): brec (breeych) = breeches; ceris (cheyrees) = cherry. G is usually a hard "g" sound before a consonant, before a back vowel (a, , o, u, y), and after n: grund (groond) = ground; gat (gaat) = goat; ing (theeng) = thing. G is usually a "y" next to a front vowel (i or e): bodig (boadee-y) = body; segel (sey-yeyl) = sail; gingra (yeengra) = younger. G following a back vowel or consonant (besides n) is pronounced as [], a sound that no longer exists in English. Just use the sound "wa" for now, or practice raising your tongue in a "k" position while saying "ch" as in "loch." These are practically the only combinations of letters that change sound when put together. Any other combination of consonants (no matter how difficult it seems!) is pronounced as it looks. Here are the two exceptions: CG is pronounced as the dg in edge: hrycg (khrodg) = ridge SC is pronounced as the sh in show: scinu (shee-noo) = shin
Practice simple words. Practice your f, s and / sounds. Learn your g and c sounds. Learn cg and sc.