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# vowel length <> jan wasali. | # vowel length <> jan wasali. | ||
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*[https://youtu.be/JmS4b5El1ZY Why vowels are the most important letters | BBC Ideas on YouTube] | |||
[[Category:English lemmas]] | [[Category:English lemmas]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:59, 9 June 2022
Pronunciation
Noun
- A vowel is one of the letters a, e, i, o and u. All the other letters are consonants. Sometimes y is also considered to be a vowel.
- (linguistics) A vowel is a sound in the middle of a syllable. It is louder and longer than consonant sounds.
- English has more than 15 vowel sounds, but only five vowel letters!
- Your mouth is more open when you say a vowel than when you say a consonant.
- vowel length <> jan wasali.