Consonants
These consonant sounds are as closely translated as possible to Federation Standard. Hints for the most proper pronunciation of the sounds are given at the side.
Note: With most double consonants, pronounce each sound, running the two sounds together. All exceptions are noted below.
| b | b as in boy |
| bl | bl as in blue |
| c | very rare, k as in kit when it does appear (mostly from 'borrowed' words from other cultures) |
| ch | ch as in church |
| d | d as in dog |
| f | f as in fight |
| g | g as in good |
| h | h as in hat |
| j | j as in judge |
| k as in kit |
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| l | l as in limit |
| ll | y as in yes |
| m | m as in more |
| n | n as in now |
| ns | nz as in enzyme |
| p | p as in part |
| q | kw as in quick |
| r | r as in read |
| s | s as in sit |
| ss | as in the German ß. Both letters are pronounced, but the first gets the most emphasis. |
| sn | sn as in sneeze |
| st | st as in start |
| t | t as in tell |
| th | th as in the |
| thn | thn as in then, but without the e (do this quickly to get the idea) |
| thr | thr as in threw, see thn for details |
| tr | tr as in train |
| v | v as in view |
| vr | like fr in fry, but with a v sound for the 'f' |
| w | w as in water |
| wh | wh as in where |
y |
y as in yes |