All vowels are short and pronounced as
follows:
"a" as in "father"
"i" as in "teen" except shorter
"u" as in "boot" except shorter
"e" as in "bet"
"o" as in "boat" except shorter and without
the off-glide
Longer vowel sounds are the same sounds as
above, but given more time.
"aa" a longer "a"
"ii" a longer "i"
"uu" a longer "u"
"ei" a longer "e"
"oh" a longer "o"
Except for the above, if you see two or more
vowels in a row, they are each pronounced
clearly without becoming a single diphthong.
An apostrophe is used where a glottal stop
occurs (like between the "n" and the second
"a" when pronouncing "an apple"). |
