Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Amharic Pronunciation Guide

Vowels:
Symbol English sound
a run
ai aisle
e bet
ee see
i hit
o pot
ow now
u put
uh ago
like the pause in ‘uh-oh’ (comes before a vowel)

Consonants:
Symbol English sound
b bed
ch cheat
ch’ strong ch
d dog
f fun
g go
h hat
j jar
k kit
k’ strong k
l lot
m man
n not
ny canyon
p pet
p’ popping p
r run (trilled)
s sun
s’ hissing s
sh shot
t top
t’ spitting t
v very
w win
y yes
z zero
zh pleasure


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1 comment:

Kelly said...

This is great...thanks!