3.B.2. The Vowels.

LESSON 3.B. THE ALPHABET AND READING
3.B.2. The Vowels.

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This has the sound something between the “ea” in “Bear” and the “a” in “Bake”.
It is represented in the transliteration by “AY”.

If there is a tone mark over the initial consonant of the syllable this vowel is mostly pronounced short like the “e” in “Hen” and when there is no tone mark it may be similarly shortened by placing the symbol MYDTYKOO (-็) over the initial consonant.

There are a number of common words where the vowel is shortened by one or other of these methods and in such cases it will be represented in the transliteration by “E”. (See Lesson 3.B.3. below)

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This is the long sound of “a” as in “Land”.
It is represented in the transliteration by “AA”.

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