Pronunciation Guide

If you've never heard it spoken, it's not always clear how a term is pronounced. When included with a term, use these phonetic soundalikes to help you pronounce it. Place the accent or emphasis on CAPitalized syllables.

Example: peripheral (pur-IF-ur-ul)

Vowels			Consonants
Long	Short	Other	Hard	Soft
aa = ate	a = act	ai=air, ar=are, aw=paw	k = cat	s = ice
ee = eel	e/eh = end		g = go	j = gem
ii = hi	i/ih = hid		s/ss = hiss	z = his
oh = no	aw = on	oo = book, or = for ow = how, oy = boy	ch = chin	sh=shin; zh=vision
		oo = book, or = for ow = how, oy = boy	th = thin	thh = this
yu = use	u/uh = up	uu = too, ur = fur	Accent on: UP-ur-KAASS

Abbreviations: aka (aa-kaa-aa)--also known as; e.g.--for example; i.e.--that is