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Letter = Sound
– A = Father
– PH = Phone (just like English makes the ‘F’ sound)
– D = Like a D
– O = Thought, Caught (use a new york accent)
– N = Like a N
– I = Peter, Leaves, Me
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Avon [I won’t] = /ˈa.vɔn/
Letter = Sound
– A = Father
– V = Like a V
– O = Thought, Caught (use a new york accent)
– N = Like an N
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Av-‘osto [Don’t be afraid] = /a.ˈvɔs.tɔ/
Letter = Sound
– A = Father, Rock, Knot
– V = Like a V
– O = Thought, Caught, (new yorker accent)
– S = Sad
– T = Like a T
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Cil [Renewal] = /ki:l/
Letter = Sound
– C = Makes a K sounds
– Í = Peter, Me, Leaves (makes a long E sound)
– L = Clear
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Daro [Stop] = /ˈda.rɔ/
Letter = Sound
– D = Like a D
– A = Father
– R = Roll the R
– O = Thought, Caught (use a new york accent)
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Drego [Flee!] = /ˈdrɛ.gɔ/
Letters = Sounds
– D = Like a D
– R = Roll the R
– E = Pet, Bet
– G = Gift, Give
– O = Thought, Caught, (new yorker accent)
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Echuio [Awaken/Wake up] = /ɛ.ˈxuj.ɔ/
Letter = Sound
– E = Pet, Bet
– CH = Loch, Clock (not as in Church)
– UI = (sound’s like ‘we’ but more emphasis on the ‘U’) Start with a Sindarin ‘U’ and glide to a Sindarin ‘I’
– O = Thought, Caught (use a new york accent)
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Edhellen [Elvish] = /ɛ.ˈðɛl̡.lɛn/
Letter = Sound
– E = Pet, Bet, Egg
– DH = the, blithe, This, Then
– L = Belt, Little
– N = Like an N
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Ego [Go away!] = /ˈɛ.gɔ/
Letters = Sounds
– E = Pet, Bet
– G = Gift, Give
– O = Thought, Caught, (new yorker accent)
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Elo [Wow] = /ˈɛ.lɔ/
Letter = Sound
– E = Pet, Bet
– L = Belt, Little
– O = Thought, Caught (use a new york accent)
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Faen [white] = /faɛn/
Letter = Sound
– F = F sounds
– AE = Sindarin A and E sounds run to gether
– N = N sound
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Falf [seafoam] =/falv/
Letter = Sound
– F = F sound
– A = Father
– L = Clear
– F = V soundF’s at the end of a word make a V sounds, they only make an F sound if at the start of a word or in the middle of one.
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Galu [Good Luck/Bye] = /ˈga.lu/
Letter = Sound
– G = Gift, Give
– A = Father, Rock
– L = Clear
– U = Rule, Who, Fuel, Two
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Gell [Joy] = /gɛl̡l/
Letter = Sound
– G = Gift, Give
– E = Pet, Bet
– LL = Belt, little
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Gem [Sickly] = /gɛm/
Letter = Sound
– G = Gift, Give
– E = Pet, Bet
– M = M sound
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Gi Melin [I love you] = /ˌgi ˈmɛ.lin/
Letter = Sound
– G = Gift, give
– I = Peter, Leaves, Me, Eat– M = Like an M
– E = Bet, Pet, Egg,
– L = Clear
– N = Like an N
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Gi Suilon [I greet you] = /ˌgi ˈsuj.lɔn/
Letter = Sound
– G = Give, Gift
– I = Peter, Leaves, Me
– S = S sound
– UI = (Sounds like ‘we’ only more emphasis on the U) Start with A Sindarin ‘U’ then glide to a Sindarin ‘I’
– L = Clear
– O = Thought, Caught, (new yorker accent)
– N = N sound
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Goe [Terror] = /gɔɛ/
Letter = Sound
– G = Gift, Give
– OE = Boy
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Gwaem [Let’s Go] = /ˈgwaɛm/
Letter = Sound
– G = Gift, Give
– W = Like a W
– AE = (A Sindarin ‘A’ then glide to a Sindarin ‘E’)
– M = Like am M
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Iston [I know] = /ˈis.tɔn/
Letters = Sounds
– I = Peter, Leaves, Me
– S = S sound
– T = T sound
– O = Thought, Caught, (new yorker accent)
– N = N sound
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Lest [girdle] = /lɛst/
Letter = Sound
– L = Clear
– E = Pet, Bet
– S = S sound
– T = T sound
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Lhing [spider web] = /ɬiŋ/
Letter = Sound
– LH = A voiceless L that means, you shape your mouth the same way that you would when making the L sound, but only air will come out, and it will sound a little like a TH.
– I = Peter, Me, Leaves, Eat
– NG = Pronounce it as in the word “sing”. It can occure at the beginning and end of a word. It’s difficult for English-speakers to put on the beginning of a word, but it can be done. Start by making the NG sound by itself. After a while of that, you can start putting putting it at the beginnings of words.
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Lind [Tone] = /lind/
Letter = Sound
– L = Clear
– I = Peter, Leaves, Me,
– N = N sound
– D = D sound
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Mellon [Friend] = /mɛl̡.lɔn/
Letter = Sound
– M = Like an M
– E = Pet, Bet
– L = Belt, Little
– O = Thought, Caught, (new yorker accent)
– N = Like an N
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Muin [dear] = /mujn/
Letter = Sound
– M =M sond
– UI = we more emphasis on the W instead of the E
– N = N sound
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Nae [Alas] = /naɛ/
Letters = Sounds
– N = Like an N
– AE = (A Sindarin ‘A’ then glide to a Sindarin ‘E’)
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Na Vedui [At last!] = /na ˈvɛ.duj/
Letters = Sounds
– N = Like an N
– A = Father
– V = Like a V
– E = Pet, Bet
– D = Like a D
– UI = (Sounds like ‘we’ only more emphasis on the U) Start with A Sindarin ‘U’ then glide to a Sindarin ‘I’
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Nordh [Oak] = /nɔrð/
Letter = Sound
– N = N sound
– O = Thought, Caught, (new yorker accent)
– R = Roll the R
– DH = the, blithe, This, Then
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Noro [Run] = /ˈnɔ.rɔ/
Letter = Sound
– N = Like an N
– O = Thought, Caught (use a new york accent)
– R = Roll the R
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Novaer [Farewell] = /ˈnɔ.vaɛr/
Letters = Sounds
– N = Like an N
– O = Thought, Caught, (new yorker accent)
– V = Like a V
– AE = (A Sindarin ‘A’ then glide to a Sindarin ‘E’)
– R = R’s are ALWAYS rolled in Sindarin
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No veren [Enjoy yourself] = /ˈnɔ ˈvɛ.rɛn/
Letters = Sounds
– N = Like an N
– O = Thought, Caught, (new yorker accent)
– V = Like a V
– E = Pet, Bet,
– R = R’s are ALWAYS rolled in Sindarin
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Pedin edhellen [I speak Elvish] = /ˈpɛ.din ɛ.ˈðɛl̡.lɛn/
Letter = Sound
– P = P sound
– E = Pet, Bet,
– D = D sound
– I = Peter, Leaves, Me,
– N = An N sound– DH = the, blithe, This, Then
– L = Belt, Little
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Pel [Fenced Field] = /pɛl̡/
Letter = Sound
– P = P sound
– E = Pet, Bet
– L = Belt, little(L) pronounce it as a /l/, as in the word “clear”. But when the letter comes between E or I and a consonant, or at the end of a word after E or I, it is pronounced like /l̡/ in “belt” or “little”.
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Rad [Path] = /ra:d/
Letter = Sound
– R = Roll the R
– A = Father
– D = D sound
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Raud [noble] = /raud/
Letter = Sound
– R = Rolled R
– AU = Loud, Sound, Out, Route, House
– D = D sound
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Raw [Lion] = /raw/
Letter = Sound
– R = Rolled R
– AW = owl, now, cow, flower, sow
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Rein [Footprint] = /rajd/
Letter = Sound
– R = Rolled R
– EI = Ray, Raid, Frayed, Kale, Eight
– N = N sound
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Rem [Net] = /rɛm/
Letter = Sound
– R = R’s are always rolled
– E = Pet, Bet
– M = M sound
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Rhach [curse] = /r̊ax/
Letter = Sound
– RH = A voiceless R. that means, you shape your mouth the same way that you would when making the rolled R sound, but only air will come out, like a trilled H.
– A = Father
– CH = As in the name “Bach”. Say it in the back of your mouth, it should feel a little as though you are hocking a loogy, or gargling. The Gondorians had problems making this sound, as it isn’t found in Westron. Therefore, they simply turned CH into an H, thus the word “Rohan” instead of “Rochan”.
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Rûth [Anger] = /ru:θ/
Letter = Sound
– R = Roll the R
– U = Rule, Who, Fuel, Two
– TH = nothing, think
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Said [private] = /sajd/
Letter = Sound
– S = Sad
– AI = TwineIn this one “AI” is a dipthong they make the Sindarin a and i sounds but run together, the AI makes the I sounds in “twine”
– A = Father
– I = Peter, Leaves, Me
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Salph [broth] = /salf/
Letter = Sound
– S = S sound
– A = Father
– L = Clear
– PH = PhoneJust like english the dipthong PH make the F sound.
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Ú-iston [I don’t know] = /uˑ.ˈis.tɔn/
Letters = Sounds
– U = Rule, Who, Fuel, Two
– I = Peter, Leaves, Me
– S = S sound
– T = T sound
– O = Thought, Caught, (new yorker accent)
– N = N sound
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Ylf [Cup] = Elf: /ylv/ Human: /ilv/
Letter = Sound
Elf version:
– Y = make the shape of the Sindarin ‘I’ and purse your lips the way you do when making the ‘u’ sound.
– L = Clear
– F = V soundHuman version:
– I = Peter, Leaves, Me
– L = Clear
– F = V sound
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