«i consonant» is always like
_y_ in _yes_ iăm, iŏ´-cŭs
«n» before _c, qu_, or _g_ is
like _ng_ in _sing_ (compare
the sound of _n_ in _anchor_) ăn´-cŏ-ră (ang´-ko-ra)
«qu», «gu», and sometimes «su»
before a vowel have the sound
of _qw, gw_, and _sw_. Here
_u_ has the value of consonant
_v_ and is not counted a vowel ĭn´-quĭt, quī, lĭn´-guă,
săn´-guĭs, suā´-dĕ-ō
«s» is like _s_ in _sea_, never
as in _ease_ rŏ´-să, ĭs
«t» is always like _t_ in
_native_, never as in _nation_ ră´-tĭ-ō, nā´-tĭ-ō
«v» is like _w_ in _wine_, never
as in _vine_ «vī´-nŭm», «vĭr»
«x» has the value of two
consonants (_cs_ or _gs_) and
is like _x_ in _extract_, not
as in _exact_ «ĕx´-trā», «ĕx-āc´-tŭs»
«bs» is like _ps_ and «bt» like
_pt_ «ŭrbs», «ŏb-tĭ´-nĕ-ō»
«ch», «ph», and «th» are like
_c_, _p_, _t_ «pŭl´-chĕr», «Phoe´-bē»,
«thĕ-ā´-trŭm»

_a._ In combinations of consonants give each its distinct sound.
Doubled consonants should be pronounced with a slight pause between
the two sounds. Thus pronounce _tt_ as in _rat-trap_, not as in