Translates English to Pinyosan (Pinyoss Yulio)
Notes:
•If K is at the end of a word, the K is silent
•Male prefix/suffix 'U', female prefix/suffix 'I'
Ë is found in French and Russian, and pronounced yo.
ê is pronounced like “es”, but the s is silent except when you enunciate the letter.
ē is the sound ee as in bee
è is the sound e as in bed
é makes the sound a as in hair.
ß is SS as in boss
æ is a “softened short A" as in cat (contrasts with á as in bat)
ã is an as in man
à is a as in car
á is a as in bat
â is pronounced like “as”, but the s is silent except when you enunciate the letter.
ä is air as in British hair (similar to é but longer)
å is O as in four
ā is ay as in day
û is oo as in pool
ū is You as in Youth
ü is pronounced halfway between “ē” as in “bee” and “û” as in “pool”.
ù is like “û” as in “pool”, but shorter.
ú is “oo” as in “book”
ì is like “i” as in “stick” but longer
î is pronounced like “is”, but the s is silent except when you enunciate the letter.
ï is “ee” as in “bee” (pronounced the same as ē)
ī makes an “eye” sound
í is pronounced halfway between “ï” as in “bee” and “i” as in “stick”, similar to E as in British “Ear”.
ó is pronounced the same as ù
œ is “oe” as in Zoe
ø is pronounced like “eu” like French “feu” meaning fire
ô is pronounced like “os”, but the s is silent except when you enunciate the letter.
ö is pronounced the same as ø
ò is pronounced the same as ú
õ is “ong” as in “long”
ō is “o” as in “home”.
-Piotr Dryl, May 2022, Quora
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