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, without the r sound at the end a is the sound of a in father ai is the sound of ai in aisle au is the sound of ow in cow e is an e sound, as in vein (but without the i sound at the end) i is the sound of i in sheen o is the sound of o in wrote u is the sound of u in rule ch is the ch in church, but without the puff of air that occurs in English dzy is a j sound pronounced more forward in the mouth, like Polish dź j is the j in judge ly is the ly in million r is a rolled or tapped r as in Italian sh is the sh in shop tch is a ch sound pronounced more forward in the mouth, like Polish ć tsy is a ch sound pronounced more forward in the mouth, like Polish ć zh is the sound of s in leisure and pleasure