Introduction

Pronounce is spelling the word or part of the words incorrect way. There is a difference between English and Indonesian pronounce. English is non-phonetic, the way to write an alphabet is different from the way to spell an alphabet. Indonesian is phonetic, the way to write an alphabet is the same as the way to spell an alphabet. For example for a non-phonetic word, “lake” spelled as “lek” not “la-ke”, there is a mismatch between alphabet and voice. An example for a phonetic word, “food” in Indonesian is “makanan” spelled as “ma-ka-nan” not “me-ke-nen”, there is a match between alphabet and voice.

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Indonesian Pronounce

Vocal:
a like a in “after”
i like i in “fish"
u like u in “urban”
é like e in “edge”
è like e in “early”
o like o in “object”
ai like ie in “multiplier”
au like ow in “town”

Consonant, different with English:
b like be in “bell”
c like ch in “chess”
d like de in “demo”
g like ge in “together”
h like ha in “half”
k like ka in "alkaline"
r like er in “experiment”
s like es in “vest”
t like te in “contemporer”
v like ve in “conventional”
w like we in "wet"

The rest of the Alphabets f, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, w, x, y, z has similar pronounce with English.

Alphabet E Ambiguation

Ambiguation is one word that can contain two meaning. For example, “bebek” can mean “duck” spell as “bébék”, or mean “traditional food from Cirebon” spell as “bèbèk”. Another example, “tahu” can mean “know” or “tofu”.

I have explained Indonesian pronounce. Thank you for your time.

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