Estonian 101

c                
like ts in hats


h                
silent at the beginning of a word; before a vowel like English h; before a consonant harshly pronounced guttural h    
j                
like y in yes
q 
like k in kitchen
r 
trilled, like Spanish rr
s 
like s in soap
š 
like sh in shoe
ž 
like s in measure
w 
like v in very
x 
like x in excite
b d f g k l m n p t v y z 
pronounced as in English


Consonants can appear doubled, such as kk, pp, tt, etc., and are pronounced by inserting a glottal stop or prolonging the duration of the consonant.

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