This is a short video about the pronunciation of Marshallese based on the most trusted dictionaries in the world: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Cambridge Advanced Learners' Dictionary, Bangla Academy Dictionary of English and Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
British and American pronunciation are shown separately. A separate pronunciation has not been given unless it is obvious and very different from each other.
With every pronunciation the flag of the nation and a photograph of the nationality has been added. The pronunciation is expressed with phonetic symbols as per British RP or Received Pronunciation. RP, in fact, has 47 such symbols, including /ə/ Shwa. The sound of /ə/ is not static with just a kind of sound while it can be equated with a, ʌ, i, ɒ and so.
Pronunciation Guide for British Accent/English.
Short vowels (single vowel)
a as in cat
ɛ bed
ə ago
ɪ sit
i cosy
ɒ hot
ʌ run
ʊ put
Long vowels ( vowels need longer utterance )
ɑː arm
ɛː hair
əː her
iː see
ɔː saw
uː too
Diphthongs ( two vowels)
ʌɪ my
aʊ how
eɪ day
əʊ no
ɪə near
ɔɪ boy
ʊə poor
Triphthongs (three vowels)
ʌɪə fire, ire, ion, iron, etc.
aʊə sour, hour, our, etc.
Other Used Symbols
ɡ as in get
tʃ chip, cello, actuary, etc.
ʤ jar, fragile, vestigial, etc.
x loch, Mikhail, etc.
ŋ ring, springer, etc.
θ thin, python, -th, etc.
ð this, fatherly, motherhood, etc.
ʃ she, shh, judiciary, etc.
ʒ decision, unusual, Friesian
j yes, eulogise, eunuch, etc.
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