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a
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'a' in calm or ha-ha or the a in Spanish mas
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kat
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to cut
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sa-ich
|
meat
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â
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'a' in calm but lengthened
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tâm
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to follow
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slâp
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wing
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a-ee
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'i' in bite
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da-ee
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hand
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th*a-ee
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Thai
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â-ee
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'i' in bite
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bâ-ee
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cooked rice
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m'dâ-ee
|
mother
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a-e
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'a' in ha-ha followed by the e in get
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ta-e
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only
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da-e
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also
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a-uh
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'a' in ha-ha followed by the a in sofa
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ta-uh
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question word
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ha-uhy
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already
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a-o
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'a' in ha-ha followed by the aw in law
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a-oy
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to give
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ma-ong
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hour
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a-oo
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'ow' in how
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m'sa-oo
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flour
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kra-oo
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outside
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aw
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'aw' in law
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dawp
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ten
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sawk
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hair
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âw
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'aw' in law but lengthened
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l'âw
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good
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tâwp
|
answer
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ay
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'a' in may but shorter (occurs before uh: see ay-uh)
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no example
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no example
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no example
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no example
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ây
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'ay' in may
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kây
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they
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mâyk
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sky
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ay-uh
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'ay' in may followed by the a in sofa
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nay-uhk
|
person
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tay-uhng
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all
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b
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'b' in bit, but stronger
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bân
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to get
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buht
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to close
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ch
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'ch' in chin but without aspiration
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cham
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to wait
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choo-uhy
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to help
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chh*
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'ch' in chin
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chh*at
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umbrella
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chh*'ngâ-ee
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far
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d
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'd' in din, but stronger
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dam
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to cook (rice)
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da-oy
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by
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e
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'e' in get
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cheH
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to know how to do
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seH
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horse
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ê
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'e' in get, but longer
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pêng
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cup
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krê
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bed
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f
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'f' in foot
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foang
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herd
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fil
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film
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ee
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'ee' in see
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pee
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from
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perkmee
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license
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ee-uh
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'ee' in see, followed by the a in sofa
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ree-uhn
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to study
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lee-uh
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to say goodbye
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eu
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'u' in put but with the lips spread as for the sound of i in pin
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keut
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to think
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preuk
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morning
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eû
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'u' in put but with the lips spread as for the sound of i in pin and is lengthened
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chh*eû
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sick
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leû
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to hear
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eu-uh
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'u' in put but with the lips spread as for the sound of i in pin, followed by the a in sofa
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reu-uhng
|
story
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leu-uhn
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fast
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g
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'g' in get or go
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geetâ
|
guitar
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guh-raH lân
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garage
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h
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'h' in hat
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hawH
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to fly
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hee-uhn
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to dare
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H
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'h' in hat but is fully pronounced at the end of a word
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cheH
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to know how to do
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guh-raH lân
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garage
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i
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'i' in bit
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aprik
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Africa
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niH
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this
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k
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'k' in skate
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kat
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to cut
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koa
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cow
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kh*
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'k' in Kate or coat
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kh*a-e
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month
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kh*âng
|
sub-district
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l
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'l' in lose or lute
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lâyk
|
number
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pul
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poisoned
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m
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'm' in moon or room
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moo-uhl
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to twist
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mo-at
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mouth
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n
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'n' in no or sun
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neung
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and
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bân
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to get
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ny
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'ny' in canyon
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nyûh
|
sweat
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nyam
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to eat
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ng
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'ng' in song
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ngee-ây
|
easy
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ngongeut
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dark
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o
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'o' in note
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chong
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end
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bon
|
festival
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oa
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'oa' in boat or ow in bowl
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koan
|
child
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toaH
|
guilt, blame
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o-a
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'o' in note quickly followed by the a in la
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mo-an
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chicken
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ko-at
|
he/she
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oo
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'oo' in boot
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yoo
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late
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ph*oom
|
village
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oo-uh
|
'oo' in boot followed by the a in sofa
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soo-uh
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to ask
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doo-uhl
|
fall over
|
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p
|
'p' in spin
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pum
|
not
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pâyl
|
time
|
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ph*
|
'p' in pin
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ph*lee-uhng
|
rain
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ph*ee-uhsâ
|
language
|
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r
|
'r' in very
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ree-uhn
|
to study
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ruy
|
a fly
|
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s
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's' in sit
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soam
|
please
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see
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to eat
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t
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't' in stun
|
took
|
boat
|
tâm
|
to follow
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th*
|
't' in ton
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th*om
|
big
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th*vûh
|
to do/work
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u
|
'u' in put
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muk
|
face
|
chum-ree-uhp
|
to inform, greet
|
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u-uh
|
'u' in put but very short followed quickly by the a in sofa
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pu-uhH
|
stomach; snake
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chru-uhk
|
pickled vegetables
|
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uh
|
'a' in sofa
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kuhn
|
to grind
|
duhng
|
to know
|
|
ûh
|
'a' in sofa but lengthened
|
lûh
|
on
|
kh*ûh-in
|
to see
|
|
uh-ee
|
'a' in sofa followed quickly by the ee in see
|
buh-ee
|
three
|
kh*luh-ee
|
short
|
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uh-oo
|
'a' in sofa quickly followed by a sound close to the oo in boot
|
tuh-oo
|
go
|
nuh-oo
|
to be located at
|
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v
|
' v ' in vote but is more like the w in we when following a consonant
|
vee-uhl
|
field
|
uh-vuhee
|
what
|
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y
|
'y' in yes
|
yum
|
to cry
|
yoo
|
late
|
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z
|
'z' in zoo
|
boozee
|
spark plug
|
no example
|
no example
|
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