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About the phonetic notation |
| A a |
short a as in what [ʌ] |
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ʌng-kəl |
an ankle |
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bʌnk |
a bank |
|
gʌf-l |
a fork |
|
knʌp |
a button |
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gʌm-əl |
old |
|
ʁʌsk |
healthy, well |
| | | |
long a as in car [ɑː] |
|
faah-və |
to colour |
|
spaah |
to save (money) |
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spaah-kə |
to kick |
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fɔ-tɔ-gʁaahf |
a photographer |
|
baahn |
a child |
|
maah-gəð |
a market |
|
maahts |
March |
|
skaahp |
sharp |
|
smaaht |
smart |
| | | |
tends towards a as in late [eɪ] |
|
bə-tae-lə |
to pay |
|
ae-bə |
a monkey |
|
bə-naen |
a banana |
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sɔl-daet |
a soldier |
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staet |
a state |
|
tae-lə |
a speech |
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tɔ-maet |
a tomato |
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kae-bəl |
a cable |
|
skaeb |
a wardrobe, cupboard, closet |
|
gael |
crazy |
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toe-tael |
total |
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a as in hat [æ] |
before s | |
|
paes |
a passport |
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klaes-ə |
a class |
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faen-taes-teesk |
fantastic |
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flaes-kə |
a bottle |
|
kaes-tə |
to throw |
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glaes |
a glass |
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plaes-tick |
plastic |
| | | |
before t | |
|
cat |
a cat |
|
nat |
a night |
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glat |
smooth, slippery |
|
scat |
a treasure, darling |
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before d (& no consonant after) | |
|
baeð |
a bath |
|
flaeð |
flat |
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glaeð |
glad, happy |
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maeð |
food |
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stae-ðee |
still |
|
aeð-gʌng |
access |
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blaeð |
a leaf, magazine |
|
faeð |
a vat, keg |
|
aeð |
by, at, along, down |
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skae-ðə |
to injure |
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before l | |
|
saelt |
salt |
|
smael |
narrow |
|
tael |
a number |
|
ael-ə |
an age |
|
vaelj |
a choice |
|
stael |
a stable |
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before n | |
|
yaen |
Jan (a man's name) |
|
dan-skə |
a Dane |
|
ee-lə-gaent |
elegant |
|
aen |
a duck |
|
faen-n |
the devil |
|
haen |
he |
|
maen |
a man |
|
blaen-ə |
to mix, to blend |
