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In Setswana, the vowels are pronounced as in the following English words: | In Setswana, the vowels are pronounced as in the following English words: | ||
| − | *' | + | *'a' as in 'car' |
| − | *' | + | *'e' as in 'let' |
| − | *' | + | *'i' as in 'meet' |
| − | *' | + | *'o' as in 'go' |
| − | *' | + | *'u' as in 'school' |
There are also a few combinations of consonants which are pronounced very differently from English: | There are also a few combinations of consonants which are pronounced very differently from English: | ||
| − | *' | + | *'g' = an 'h' sound deep in your throat, like the end of "loch" |
| − | *' | + | *'kg' = k + an 'h' sound deep in your thorat |
| − | *' | + | *'kh' = k + some air |
| − | *' | + | *'ph' = p + some air |
| − | *' | + | *'th' = t + some air (NOT like English "th") |
| − | *' | + | *'ny' = think of isolating the 'ny' in 'canyon' |
| − | *' | + | *'tl' = think of isolating the 'tl' in 'Atlanta' |
| − | *' | + | *'tlh' = 'tl' + some air |
| − | *' | + | *'ts' - think of isolating the 'ts' in 'itself' |
| − | *' | + | *'tsh' = 'ts' + some air |
| − | *' | + | *'nts' = n + 'ts' sound |
Revision as of 12:38, 7 March 2007
In Setswana, the vowels are pronounced as in the following English words:
- 'a' as in 'car'
- 'e' as in 'let'
- 'i' as in 'meet'
- 'o' as in 'go'
- 'u' as in 'school'
There are also a few combinations of consonants which are pronounced very differently from English:
- 'g' = an 'h' sound deep in your throat, like the end of "loch"
- 'kg' = k + an 'h' sound deep in your thorat
- 'kh' = k + some air
- 'ph' = p + some air
- 'th' = t + some air (NOT like English "th")
- 'ny' = think of isolating the 'ny' in 'canyon'
- 'tl' = think of isolating the 'tl' in 'Atlanta'
- 'tlh' = 'tl' + some air
- 'ts' - think of isolating the 'ts' in 'itself'
- 'tsh' = 'ts' + some air
- 'nts' = n + 'ts' sound