Xitheria Note/Lexicon

A
'a' has the same pronunciation as the Japanese 'a'

'ae' is pronounced as an extended 'i' sound, but when preceded by an 'r', the 'ae' is pronounced like in 'air'.

'ai' and 'ay' are pronounced like the Japanese 'ei'

E
'e' has the same pronunciation as the Japanese 'e'

'ei' is pronounced like the Japanese 'ai'/German 'ei'

G
'g' always has a hard sound.

'gh' has a 'j' sound.

I
'i' has the same pronunciation as the Japanese 'i'

'ia' has a 'ya' sound.

'ie' has an extended 'i' sound, much like the German 'ie' sound.

'io' has a 'yo' sound

'ii' has a 'yi' sound

'iu' has a 'yu' sound

O
'o' has the same pronunciation as the Japanese 'o'

P
'ph' is pronounced softly.

'ps' is pronounced with the 'p' silent.

Q
'q' has a 'kw' sound.

'qu' has a normal 'ku' sound.

'qh' has a normal 'k' sound

R
'rr' has a hard 'r' sound.

T
'tt' is pronounced as 'd'.

'th' is pronounced softly.

U
'u' has the same pronunciation as the Japanese 'u'.

'ue' is pronounced as 'we'

'ua' is pronounced as 'wa'

'ui' is pronounced as 'wi'

'uo' is pronounced as 'wo'

V
'v' always has a 'fw' sound.

'vh' has a normal 'v' sound.

X
'x' is pronounced as a 'ch' sound like the Chinese pronunciation of 'x'.

'xh' has a 'sh' sound.

Z
'z' has a 'sh' sound, much like the Chinese 'zh'.

'zh' has a 'j' sound.

'zz' has a 's' sound.