Super Rapid Quick Start for Full System, Add the Consonants
Consonants-Front to Back, most with NOTHING DIFFERENT TO LEARN
- p pin b bin ( lips close at front, no tongue)
- w wet ( lips narrow at front, no tongue)
- t tin d din (tongue tip behind upper teeth)
- s sin z zen (tongue tip on ridge behind upper teeth)
- l lit (tongue top on ridge behind upper teeth, air flow to sides)
- r rip (tongue tip curled back toward middle of roof of mouth, or option further back)
- y yet (tongue center raised to center of roof of mouth)
- k kin g get (BUT NOT GIN) (back of tongue against roof of mouth)
- h him (furthest back down in the voice box)
Some letters are not used: c, j (except advanced shortcut), q, x
Digraphs (two letters for one sound) are never used
sh, ch, th, ph, ai, ae, ea, ee, ei, eo, eu ie eu, oa, oe, oo ou,ua ue ui uo
EXCEPT
- When really TWO SPOKEN CONSONANTS: gin dz>in, chin ts>in
Don’t use two letters when only one sound, can be hidden in traditional spelling
th as in ‘thin’ and ‘then’ (different but both tongue tip fronted between teeth)
- t tin but push tongue forward < gives th as in thin, in CRESS t<in = “thin”
- z zen when push tongue tip forward < symbol th as in then, in cress z<en = “then”
sh as in ‘shin’
- s sin but pull tongue back to middle > gives sh as in shin, in CRESS s>in = “shin”
Beware of sounds hidden in traditional spelling
hidden ‘zh’ sound: s, as g in beige, z in azure, s in measure, z as in azure (z sound with tongue tip backed toward center)
- z zen but push tongue back > gives sound in beige, in CRESS z>in = “be^z^”
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