Simplify the following text for a Grade 1 native English-speaking person.
Original: Unlike in standard German but like Finnish and Swedish ( when followed by ` r ' ) , Ã is pronounced ( Ã ) , as in English mat . The vowels Ã , Ã -- and Ã are clearly separate phonemes and inherent in Estonian , although the letter shapes come from German .
Simplified: It has many vowels , like Ã -- , Ã , Ã and Ã .