Pronounciation in Indonesian Language

Pronuciation of alphabets in Indonesian Language :

VOWEL

• “a”  pronounced “ah”, as in word “father.
• “e”  generally pronounced shorter sound than the short “e” in English, as in word "exam".
• “i”   pronounced  “ee”, as in “meet”.
• "o” pronounced as long “o”,  as in “hold”.
• “u” pronounced “oo” as in “toot”.
• “aa” pronounced as “aah”.
• “ai” long “i” sound as in “eye” (“ah+ee” in one sound).
• “au” pronounced as “ow”, as in word “cow” (“ah+oo” in one sound). 

CONSONANTS

Indonesian consonants generally pronounced as consonants in English Language, with these exception:

• “c” pronounced “ch”,  as in “chip”.
• “g” pronunced hard “g”, sound as in “goat.
• “ng” pronounced as in “lung”. The sound comes from the back of your throat WITHOUT the hard “g” sound.
• “ngg”“ung”+ hard “g” sound as in “hunger”
• “ny" pronounced as in “canyon”. 
• “h” a sigh-like sound that is pronounced, at times quite prominently. Unlike English, it is NOT silent no matter where it is found in a word.
• “k” the normal “k” sound as in “kite” EXCEPT when found at the end of a word, where it is cut off or very soft. This is also called a glottal stop, which is similar to the sound at the back of your throat when saying “oh-oh”.
• “r” pronounced as hard "r" or "rr".