2.1 Vowel letters

2.1.1 Presentation
A vowel is a sound where air coming from the lungs is not blocked by the mouth or throat. A vowel is a speech sound, created by the relatively free passage of breath through the larynx and oral cavity, usually forming the most prominent and central sound of a syllable.There are six letters in Malay language represents a vowel.

a, e, ě, i, o, u

A vowel can produces a sound by itself or when combined with a consonant’s letters. Every syllable of a Malay word requires a vowel.

Vowel a :Vowel ‘a’ is pronounced as ‘aa’ or ‘are’.

      Examples:
      a) Ayam (chicken) - pronounced aa-yam
      b) Aku (me) – pronounced aa-ku
      c) saya (m) – pronounced saa-yaa
      d) mata (eyes) – pronopunced maa-taa
      e) kaya (rich) – pronounce car-yaa

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Vowel ě :Vowel ‘ě’ (taling) is pronounced ‘eir’ or ‘air’

      Examples:
      a) meja (table) – pronounced mae-jar
      b) sewa (rent) – pronounced sae-war
      c) enak (delicious) – pronounced air-nak
      d) ekor (tail) – pronounced air-corr
      e) senget (leaning) – pronounced sae-nget

Vowel e :Vowel ‘e’ (pepet) is pronounced err

      Examples:
      a) emak (mother) - pronounced err-mark
      b) kera ( monkey) – pronounced kerr-rar
      c) peta (map) – pronounced per-ta
      d) belah (cut) – pronounced ber_lah
      e) cerah (bright) – pronounced cher-rah

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Vowel i :Vowel ‘i’ is pronounced ee.

      Examples:
      a) ibu (mother) – pronounced ee-boo
      b) kiri (left) – pronounced kee-ree
      c) ikan (fish) – pronounced ee-can
      d) sini (here) – pronounced see-nee
      e) isteri (wife) – pronounced is-ter-ree

Vowel o :Vowel ‘o’ is pronounced ore

      Examples:
      a) orang (people) – pronounced ore-rang
      b) bola (ball) – pronounced bore-laa
      c) lori (lorry) – pronounced lore-ree
      d) nota (note) – pronounced no-tar
      e) kota (city) – pronounced core-tar

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Vowel u :Vowel ‘u’ is pronounced as oo

      Examples:
      a) guru (teacher) – pronounced goo-rue
      b) buku (book) – pronounced boo-coo
      c) Ibu (mother) – pronounced ee-boo
      d) baru (new) – pronounced bar-roo
      e) biru (blue) – pronounced bee-roo