English pronunciation guide for beginners

<- This is a "ghoti", pronounced as "fish" -
"gh" as in "enough";
"o" as in "women", and
"ti" as in "nation"




<- This is a "ghoughphtheightteeau", pronounced as "potato" -
"gh" as in "hiccough";
"ough" as in "dough";
"phth" as in "phthisis";
"eigh" as in "neighbour";
"tte" as in "gazette", and
"eau" as in "plateau"



<- This is a "tiogh",
pronounced as "ship" -
"ti" as in "nation";
"o" as in "women", and
"gh" as in "hiccough"


....and if this way of spelling and pronouncing is too difficult for you, you can also adopt the following system which will make it much easier for you to pronounce english words:

A as in BREAD
B as in DEBT
C as in INDICTMENT
D as in HANDKERCHIEF
E as in GIVE
F as in HALFPENNY
G as in GNAW
H as in HOUR
I as in FRIEND
J as in MARIJUANA
K as in KNOW
L as in CALM
M as the first M in MNEMONIC
N as in AUTUMN
O as in PEOPLE
P as in PSALM
Q as in COLQUHOUN (a Scottish surname)
R as in FORECASTLE
S as in ISLAND
T as in CASTLE
U as in GUARD
V as in MILNGAVIE (a Scottish place name)
W as in WRONG
X as in SIOUX
Y as in PEPYS
Z as in RENDEZVOUS

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