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I tried to learn it and basically it helps if you at least know the sounds of H letters/consonants which throw off English speakers.

mh or bh = V, ch = sloppy och "loch" (means lake) rhymes with Bach, dh and gh = guttural G, fh = silent.



Good start but mh and bh can also be W, dh and gh can also be Y or silent.

I'd add: ph = F, sh = H, th = H or silent.


Yeah dialects throw a monkey wrench into it I think some bh can be V or W. Maybe concentrating on a specific dialect may help with learning. Maybe that was my problem if I though it was W and then V and then W again.




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