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The word said is always a short E sound. In some pronunciations, certain and captain do, but they can also have a short I sound for the AI. Other AI words with the short E sound are again and against.
The common words are said, again, and against.
The AI pair in tail has a long A vowel sound, to sound like tale.
The best known are the words again and against (uh-gen,uh-genst), and the word said (sed). The word "says" also has a short E sound (sez).
The EA has a long A (ay) vowel sound. This is also seen in A words - base, cake, late AY words - lay, may, pay AI words - fail, maid, plain EI words - veil EIGH words - weigh, weight, neighbor
Most AI words sound like long A as in AY - maid, waif, maim, nail, main, fair, baitOnly some sound like E or I : said, aisle
Most AI words sound like long A as in AY - maid, waif, maim, nail, main, fair, baitOnly some sound like E or I : said, aisle
The word said is always a short E sound. In some pronunciations, certain and captain do, but they can also have a short I sound for the AI. Other AI words with the short E sound are again and against.
The AI words include again and against. Some other words may be pronounced as short E in some dialects: certain curtain mountain fountain chaplain bargain These word endings that are spelled with ai-n sound more like short i as in "in". And that is only because of the "schwa."
The vowel sound in "dried" is /aɪ/. It is a diphthong sound formed by a combination of the 'ai' letters, and it is commonly found in words like "dried," "light," and "fly."
Some examples of words with a short "a" sound spelled with "ai" are "lain," "paid," "said," and "wail."
The common words are said, again, and against.
No, the word "mail" does not have a long "a" sound. It is pronounced with a short "a" sound like in the word "cat."
Yes. Most of the time, the AI pair does have the "ay" sound of the long A. Exceptions are the words with AI followed by an R, where it has a different sound called a caret A (air, fair, pair). Other special cases: said (sed) plaid (pladd) aisle (I'll)
The word "says" (sez) is a unique sound for the AY, but it is related to the past tense "said" (sed) where the AI also has a short E sound, as in the words "again" and "against." The A word many also has a short E sound.
"Ai" is the Japanese word for love, but there are other words that tend to be used in phrases. For example, "I love you" is "aishiteru". "Daisuki" is sometimes also used for love, but literally, it just translates to "great like"; in other words, really liking something.
Yes, the word "kite" has a long vowel sound for the letter "i." It is pronounced like "ai" in English.