Short vowels:

a – as in ‘aloud’

e – as in ‘egg’

i – as in ‘ink’

o – like the ‘aw’ in ‘hawk’

u – as in ‘flute’

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Long vowels:

ā – as in ‘car’

ē – like ‘ai’ in ‘fair’

ī – like ‘ee’ in ‘sleep’

ō – like ‘or’ in ‘pork’

ū – like ‘oo’ in ‘moon’ 

 

‘r’ is short and slightly rolled

‘ng’ – as in ‘singer’

wh – ‘f’

‘t’ before ‘a’, ‘e’ or ‘o’: with as little sibilant sound as possible, almost like a ‘d’

‘t’ before ‘u’ or ‘i’: slight sibilant sound but not as much as English ‘t’