Alphabet · Alifbeetada · Vowels

E

E

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The sound

E Short e is like the e in "bed". Long ee is the same sound held longer, close to the vowel in "air" without the r. It is written with a double letter.

Example words

Eedoaunt, father's sister (long ee)
Geedtree (long ee)
Geelcamel

Teaching the letter E

Say the letter with a short a after it, "ea", the way Somali children chant the alphabet, then say each example word slowly and let your child find the letter in it. Somali spelling is completely regular, so once a child knows the sound of E they can read it in any word.

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