Consonants are pronounced quite
strongly (except perhaps the 'r').
b
like 'b' in "bed"
c
like 'ts' in "bits" before 'i' and
'e'; like 'k' in "kid" else
d
like 'd' in "dog"
f
like 'ph' in "phone"
g
like 'g' in "go" (never as in "giraffe")
h
like 'h' in "help"
j
like 'y' in "yoga"
k
like 'c' in "cat"
l
like 'l' in "love"
m
like 'm' in "mother"
n
like 'n' in "nice"
p
like 'p' in "pig"
q
like 'q' in "quest" (always with "u")
r
like 'r' in "arm", like 'r' in "feather"
(often like silent "h")
s
like 'z' in "haze"
t
like 't' in "top"
v
like 'f' in "father", or like "v"
in "victory"
w
like 'v' in "victory", never like
'wh' in "whisky"
x
like 'cks' in "kicks"
ß
like 'ss' in "hiss"
