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Here are the basic sounds represented by the phonetic symbols in the pronunciation guide:
Vowel Sounds:
a -- apple, bat
ah -- father, hot
ahr -- part, car
aw -- law, long
ay -- ace, fate
eh -- bed
ehr -- merry
ee -- see, tea
ih -- pin, middle
oh -- go, oval
oo -- food, two
ow -- cow
oy -- boy
or -- for, floor
u -- foot, put
uh -- puff
ur -- burden, curl
y, eye -- ice, time
Consonants:
g -- got, beg
j -- gem, job
k -- cap, keep
ch -- chair
s -- see
sh -- shut
y -- yes
z -- zoom
zh -- mirage
kh -- guttural "k''
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