### Pronunciation Guide*

- /&/ sounds like the "a" in "dab"
- /(@)/ sounds like the "a" in "air"
- /A/ sounds like the "a" in "far"
- /eI/ sounds like the "a" in "day"
- /@/ sounds like the "a" in "ado" or the glide "e" in "system" (dipthong schwa)
- /-/ sounds like the "ir" glide in "tire" or the "dl" glide in "handle" or the "den" glide in "sodden" (dipthong little schwa)
- /b/ sounds like the "b" in "nab"
- /tS/ sounds like the "ch" in "ouch"
- /d/ sounds like the "d" in "pod"
- /E/ sounds like the "e" in "red"
- /i/ sounds like the "e" in "see"
- /f/ sounds like the "f" in "elf"
- /g/ sounds like the "g" in "fig"
- /h/ sounds like the "h" in "had"
- /hw/ sounds like the "w" in "white"
- /I/ sounds like the "i" in "hid"
- /aI/ sounds like the "i" in "ice"
- /dZ/ sounds like the "g" in "vegetably"
- /k/ sounds like the "c" in "act"
- /l/ sounds like the "l" in "ail"
- /m/ sounds like the "m" in "aim"
- /N/ sounds like the "ng" in "bang"
- /n/ sounds like the "n" in "and"
- /Oi/ sounds like the "oi" in "oil"
- /A/ sounds like the "o" in "bob"
- /AU/ sounds like the "ow" in "how"
- /O/ sounds like the "o" in "dog"
- /oU/ sounds like the "o" in "boat"
- /u/ sounds like the "oo" in "too"
- /U/ sounds like the "oo" in "book"
- /p/ sounds like the "p" in "imp"
- /r/ sounds like the "r" in "ire"
- /S/ sounds like the "sh" in "she"
- /s/ sounds like the "s" in "sip"
- /T/ sounds like the "th" in "bath"
- /D/ sounds like the "th" in "the"
- /t/ sounds like the "t" in "tap"
- /@/ sounds like the "u" in "cup"
- /@r/ sounds like the "u" in "burn"
- /v/ sounds like the "v" in "average"
- /w/ sounds like the "w" in "win"
- /j/ sounds like the "y" in "you"
- /Z/ sounds like the "s" in "vision"
- /z/ sounds like the "z" in "zoo"

Stress or emphasis is marked in the data with the primary "'" or secondary "," marks:

- "'" (uncurled apostrophe) marks primary stress
- "," (comma) marks secondary stress.

Some words are borrowed from other languages. Special sounds include (case is significant):

- "A" sounds like the "a" in "ami"
- "N" sounds like the "n" in "Francoise"
- "R" sounds like the "r" in "Der"
- /x/ sounds like the "ch" in "Bach"
- /y/ sounds like the "eu" in "cordon bleu"
- "Y" sounds like the "u" in "Dubois"

Words and Phrases adopted from languages other than English have the unaccented form of the roman spelling. For example, "etude" has an initial accented "e" but is spelled without the accent.

### *All the pronunciation entries plus this guide are from the Moby lexicon project. For more information visit http://www.gutenberg.org/catalog/ and search for Grady Ward (the author) or visit http://www.dcs.shef.ac.uk/research/ilash/Moby/ . Also note that this pronunciation guide has been paraphrased and parts irrelevant to this software have been removed.