ESTONIAN PRONUNCIATION
| CONSONANTS | ||
|---|---|---|
| LETTER | PRONUNCIATION | SYMBOL |
| C | like ts in cats | ts |
| H | 1)not pronounced at beginning of word 2)before vowel : like english h 3)before consonant : like ch in Bach | - h kh |
| J | like y in yet | y |
| Q | like k in kit | k |
| R | rolled r | r |
| S | like s in sit | s |
| Sv | like sh in shout | sh |
| W | like v in vine | v |
| X | like x in extra | ks |
| Zv | like s in peasure | zh |
| B, D, F, G, K, L, M, N, P, T, V, Y, Z | pronounced as in English | |
| VOWELS | ||
|---|---|---|
| LETTER | PRONUNCIATION | SYMBOL |
| A | like a in palm | a |
| E | like e in let | e |
| I | like ee in meet | ee |
| O | like a in ball | o |
| U | like oo in boot | oo |
| Õ | similar to e in get | e |
| Ä | like a in cat | æ |
| Ö | like u in fur | ö |
| Ü | like French eu in deu | ew |
