| 单元字符 | 读 音 | 例 词 |
| a | [] | China another woman breakfast |
| [] | orange comrade village cabbage | |
| e | [] | hundred student open moment |
| []] | chicken pocket begin children | |
| i/y | []/[]] | holiday beautiful family animal |
| [a]] | exercise satellite | |
| o | [] | second tonight somebody welcome |
| [u] | also zero photo | |
| u | [] | autumn difficult |
| [ju(:)] | popular congratulation January | |
| 动词中的a如果处在开音节位置,a读[e]音,例如:operate | ||
| u处在开音节位置,又在单辅字符j l r s后面时,读[u(:)]音,例如:July influence February issue | ||
绝对弱化现象(元音字母及复印字谜都可出现绝对弱化现象,如辅音中的爆破音失去爆破)
carnation[k:nen],未弱化的读音为[k:nein]
physiognomy 字母g的发音被绝对弱化了。
在非重读音节中的单元音字母常有省略发音的现象(绝对弱化现象)
元音字母在非重读音节中的非弱化现象
元音字母在非重读音节中会出现非弱化现象,即在非重读音节中仍按重读音节规则发音。也可以将这种非弱化音节理解为次重读音节。次重读音节出现在主重读音节之后,通常会省略次重音符号。例如:
exercise robot dialogue
satisfy radio crocodile
piano photo donate
apricot athletic context
etiquette programme alcohol