Alphabet Flashcards

(49 cards)

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A a

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[ah] – like the ‘a’ in “father”

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E e

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[eh] – like the ‘e’ in “bet”

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I i

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[ee] – like the ‘ee’ in “machine”

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O o

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[oh] – like the ‘o’ in “or”

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U u

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[oo] – like the ‘oo’ in “put”

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B b

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[b] – like the ‘b’ in “bat” (slightly softer than English)

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C c

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[ch] – like the ‘ch’ in “chat”

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D d

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[d] – like the ‘d’ in “dog”

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F f

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[f] – like the ‘f’ in “fun”

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G g

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[g] – like the ‘g’ in “go” (always hard)

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H h

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[h] – like the ‘h’ in “hat”

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J j

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[j] – like the ‘j’ in “jungle”

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K k

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[k] – like the ‘k’ in “kite” (see also: Ka and Ko/Ku cards)

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L l

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[l] – like the ‘l’ in “love”

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M m

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[m] – like the ‘m’ in “man”

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N n

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[n] – like the ‘n’ in “nose”

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P p

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[p] – like the ‘p’ in “pat”

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R r

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[r] – a light tap/flap

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S s

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[s] – like the ‘s’ in “see”

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T t

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[t] – like the ‘t’ in “top”

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V v

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[v] – like the ‘v’ in “vet”

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W w

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[w] – like the ‘w’ in “water”

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Y y

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[y] – like the ‘y’ in “yes”

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Z z

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[z] – like the ‘z’ in “zoo”

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NY ny
[ny] – like the 'ny' in "canyon" or Spanish 'ñ'
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NG ng
[ng] – like the 'ng' in "sing" (nasal
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NK nk
[nk] – nasal + k: like 'nk' in "think" but stronger
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MB mb
[mb] – nasal + b: pronounced "m-b" in one breath
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ND nd
[nd] – nasal + d: pronounced "n-d" in one breath
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NJ nj
[nj] – nasal + j: pronounced "n-j" in one breath
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NZ nz
[nz] – nasal + z: pronounced "n-z" in one breath
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SH sh
[sh] – like the 'sh' in "she"
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CY cy
[ch-y] – like 'ch' in "cheese" with a slight 'y' glide; similar to "cy" in "cyan"
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CW cw
[chw] – like 'ch' followed by 'w'; "chw" as in a quick "chew"
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GW gw
[gw] – like 'g' in "go" + 'w'; a rounded G sound
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KW kw
[kw] – like 'qu' in "queen"
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KA ka
[kha] – K before A is slightly aspirated; like a breathy 'kha'
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BW bw
[bw] – like 'b' + 'w' blended quickly; "bw" as in "Bwindi"
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TW tw
[tw] – like 't' + 'w' blended quickly; "tw" as in "twirl"
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RW rw
[rw] – a trilled/tapped R + W glide; unique to Kinyarwanda
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NW nw
[nw] – nasal N + W glide blended together
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SW sw
[sw] – like 's' + 'w' blended; as in "swim"
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GY gy
[gy] – like 'g' + 'y' glide; similar to 'gy' in "Gyor"
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BY by
[by] – like 'b' + 'y' glide; similar to 'b' in "beauty"
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MY my
[my] – like 'm' + 'y' glide; similar to 'm' in "mute"
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PY py
[py] – like 'p' + 'y' glide; similar to 'p' in "pure"
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VY vy
[vy] – like 'v' + 'y' glide; similar to 'v' in "view"
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NKU nku
[nku] – prenasalized cluster: "n-koo" in one syllable
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MBW mbw
[mbw] – prenasalized 'bw': "m-bw" blended quickly