Hard to Pronounce

Upper case (omitted if on the 1st syllable) is primary stress and . is secondary stress.

/ee/ as in meet, happy

/i/ as in bit, kid

/u/ as in put, book

/oo/ as in food, do

/e/ as in bet, get

/ii/ as in the, ago

/o/ as in for, law

/aa/ as in bat, cat

/uu/ as in but, cup

/a/ as in father, car

/iir/ as in bird, fur

/ir/ as in beer, near

/ur/ as in sure, poor

/er/ as in air, care

/ei/ as in weigh, day

/oi/ as in noise, boy

/ai/ as in ice, try

/ou/ as in no, boat

/au/ as in how, out

/th/ as in thin, thank

/dh/ as in this, that

/sh/ as in ship, fish

/zh/ as in vision, measure