English pronunciation - a little help :)

Question

Unlike Spanish, English is not completely phonetic which makes it hard for those learning English as a second language to know how to pronounce new words:

There are however some phonetic principles that can be applied to a certain extent and which you should find helpful in many cases. I have presented a number of these in the lesson at the link below.

English Phonics

Answer 1

A brave effort to explain part of a difficult problem for learners of English Kiwi.

Imagine what Spanish would be like with similar pronunciation problems!

I sometimes wonder if English is the only "non-phonetic" language.

Thanks Ian, hey I hear you're heading to Guatemala soon! Exciting! - do let us know what we shouldn't miss when we arrive :) - Kiwi-Girl, Nov 8, 2012