Sharp Electronic Dictionary PW-E550 User Manual
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PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
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for all the vowel sounds in amok,
burger, London
a
as in fact, vat
ah
as in calm, father
ahr
as in bar, start
air
as in flare, lair
aw
as in tall, law
ay
as in page, same
b
as in balk, job
ch
as in chief, bench
d
as in deck, red
e
as in leg, ferry
ee
as in flea, tidy
eer
as in mere, tier
f
as in fence, off
g
as in go, mug
h
as in harp, hold
hw
as in which, while
i
as in rib, akin
I
as in time, eye
j
as in jump, magic
k
as in keep, school
l
as in lever, pill
m
as in muck, drum
n
as in note, clown
n
for a French-sounding nasalized n
ng
as in long, plank
o
as in hot, wash
oh
as in loan, home
oi
as in join, ploy
oo
as in rule, tomb
oor
as in poor, lure
or
as in board, court
ow
as in plow, loud
p
as in poem, drop
r
as in rank, hear
s
as in seek, pass
sh
as in sharp, trash
t
as in time, boot
th
as in thin, math
th
--
as in there, bathe
uu
as in took, pull
v
as in vague, shiver
w
as in witch, away
y
as in year, union
z
as in zone, please
zh
as in measure, vision