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'

'aa' has the same sound as 'a' in 'and' or 'fan'. Its pronunciation is described as being in between a and e.

B
'bh' has a 'bw' sound.

C
A 'c' with 'a', 'o' or 'u' is pronounced hard, having a 'k' sound. This is the letter's default sound mostly.

A 'c' with 'e', 'y' or 'i' is pronounced sharp, having a 's' sound.

D
Facts:
 * 'dd' has a 't' sound.


 * 'dh' has a 'dw' or 'dy' sound, which varies depending on how the speaker wishes to pronounce it.


 * 'dj', 'dz' and 'ds' both have a 'j' sound with an almost silent 'd'.

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

'ea' is pronounced as 'ih-yah', but when at the start of a sentence, its sound is changed to an extended 'i' sound, like the 'ea' in English.

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

G
'g' always has a hard sound.

'gh' has a 'j' sound.

I
Facts:
 * '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' and 'eo' have a 'yo' sound like the Korean version of 'eo'.


 * 'ii' has a 'yi' sound


 * 'iu' and 'eu' have a 'yu' sound like the Korean versions of 'eu' and 'iu'.

L
'lh' has a 'lw' or 'ly' sound, depending on how the speaker wishes to pronounce it.

N
'ng' is always pronounced with a silent 'g' unless a vowel or 'y' is placed beside 'g'.

'nh' is pronounced as 'ny'.

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

P
'ph' is pronounced softly.

'ps' is pronounced with the 'p' silent, like the Greek pronunciation of 'ps'.

Q
Both 'q' and 'kh' have a 'kw' sound.

'qu' has a normal 'ku' sound.

'qh' and have a normal 'k' sound.

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

T
'tt' is pronounced as 'd'.

'th' is pronounced softly.

'ts' is pronounced as a sharp/normal 's' with the 't' being silent.

'tz' is pronounced as a 'sh' with a silent 't'.

U
Facts
 * '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.

W
If surrounded by consonants on both sides or if there is no vowels nearby, its sound changes to 'u'.

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.