INTRODUCTION. IN representing the oriental sounds in English letters, the system of Sir William Jones has been employed, slightly modified. The vowels must, then, be pronounced as follows: viz., a as in arise; á as in far; i as in wit; as in police; u as in bush ; ú as in rule; e as in they; ai as in the Italian mai; o as in so; au as in the Italian paura. The consonants must receive their usual English sounds, except that, as regards th and ph, the compounds must be sounded as in the words "pothook" and “haphazard,” not as in "this" or "thin" and "philology." |