Vowels
Long Vowels Vowels are long when followed by   1. a single consonant   2. the pairs pr, tr, kr, pj, tj, kj, pv, tv, & kv a like a in father e like ai in fair i like i in big o like aw in law u like french eux in deux ö like ur in urgent	Short Vowels Vowels are short when followed by   1. a double consonant   2. consonant pairs other than the long pairs a like a in land e like e in bet i like i in hit o like o in knot u like french eux in deux ö like ur in murder

Accented Vowels Accented vowels occur before the pairs ng and nk or have an ´ mark over them. a, á like ou in house only as é like ye in yet i, í like ee in seen only as ó like ou in soul u, ú like oo in soon y, ý like ee in seen ei, ey like ay in day æ like i in mile

Consonants

b, d, h, k, l, m, n, t, v, x Pronounced the same as in English f 1) beginning of word like English f 2)middle of word like English v 3)before l & n like English b g 1)beginning of word like English g in good 2)middle of word like English g in bargen 3)after a vowel and before i or y like English y 4)after á, ó, ú usually not pronounced j like English y ll like ttl in battle nn 1)after á,í,ó,ý,æ,ei/ei like tn 2)everywhere else like English n p 1)before k,s,tlike English f 2)everywhere else like English p r trilled like Scotish and Irish r rl like ttl in battle rn like nn above s like English s, never like English z z like English z hv like qu in quick þ like th in thin ð like th in that