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| eh, | EH | equals | The e in let, though at times it sounds somewhat nearer the a in cat. (Example: S YEH!-s yeh, meaning "thank you".) |
| er, | ER | equals | A sound like the er of herd said without pronouncing the r. It sounds to us something like a grunt. Listen carefully to it on the records. (Example: JER, meaning “straight”.) |
| i, | I | equals | The i in pit, though, at times it sounds somewhat nearer the ee in feet. (Example: CHING TSAI!, meaning "vegetables".) |
| oh, | OH | equals | The o in go. (Example: ROH!, meaning "meat".) |
| oo, | OO | equals | The oo in boot, though, at times, it sounds some what nearer the u in put. (Example: BOO!, meaning "not".) |
| uh, | UH | equals | The u in but. (Example: JUH!-guh, meaning "this".) |
| ü, | Ü | equals | A sound like the i in machine said with the lips rounded as though about to say the oo in boo. Example: YÜ, meaning "fish".) |
Another vowel sound occurs with the combinations written sz, dz. It is far down in the throat. Listen to it carefully on the records. (Example: SZ!, meaning "four".)
(Note.—Capital letters and small letters written together without a hyphen or a little curved line should be said as closely together as possible. For example: EE-AH!oo, meaning "want." Here the AH!oo sounds just like the exclamation Ow! (for "ouch") in English.)
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