Table of Contents Animals Food Everyday Things Clothes Nature Colors Numbers Guide to Imitated Pronunciation Guide to Imitated Pronunciation ă is the sound of er in mother (but without the r sound at the end) a is the sound of a in father aa is a long a æ is the sound of a in man ææ is a long æ sound e is an e sound, as in vein (but without the i sound at the end) i is the sound of i in pill ii is a long i o is a sound midway between the sound of o in wrote and aw in paw ö is like the -ir in bird (but without the r sound) öö is a long ö sound u is the sound of u in pull uu is the sound of u in rule û is a u sound spoken forward in the mouth, it is the sound of u in rude, as spoken in the Australian, New Zealand and Scottish accents uu is a long û sound ü is an i with the lips rounded as if for a u, as in French u (tu) or German ü (müde) üü is a long ü sound D is a retroflex d (with the tip of the tongue rolled back) hy is is the sound of h in huge, IPA ç N is a retroflex n (with the tip of the tongue rolled back) ng is ng as in sing R is a retroflex r (with the tip of the tongue rolled back) sh is sh as in shop T is a retroflex t (with the tip of the tongue rolled back) v is a sound midway between v and w