Phoenician alphabet

𐤀

Alep ʾ /ʔ/

[My Alpha fell over!]

𐤁

bet b /b/

[I bet Betty will bag a Bass on her fish hook.]

𐤂

giml g /g/

[Gimme that hoe to hoe some ground.]

𐤃

dalet d /d/

[I doubt if my darn easel will stand with a leg missing.]

𐤄

he h /h/

[Hey, Harry is combing his hair with not a fine tooth comb.]

𐤅

waw w /w/

[Wow, is that a lamp stand? Where’s the wick?]

𐤆

Zayin z /z/

[Zerubabel closes his “I” and catches some zzzz’s.]

𐤇

ḥēt ḥ /ħ/

[Hiram has to climb a ladder to take the hat off of Goliath.]

𐤈

ṭēt ṭ /tˤ/

[Tim wants to play tether ball.]

𐤉

yod y /j/

[When does a y equal -z? When it’s Phoenician.]

𐤊

kap k /k/

[You don’t have to be a Phi Beta Kappa to see that K is backward.’

𐤋

lamed l /l/

[What a lame L! It’s bent over!]

𐤌

mem m /m/

[A double-dip of M & M.]

𐤍

nun n /n/

[That nun looks like no nun I’ve seen before, but she is praying.]

𐤎

samek s /s/

[Sam has the same sistrum to rattle a beat.]

𐤏

ayin ʿ /ʕ/

[Am I in my eye in my head?]

𐤐

pe p /p/

[I wouldn’t pay a penny for that shepherd’s crook.]

𐤑

sade ṣ /sˤ/

[That’s a sad flag flying over the sea.]

𐤒

qop q /q/

[Cover your mouth when you cough! I am!]

𐤓

resh r /r/

[Don’t be rash! Put the ray gun down.]

𐤔

shin š /ʃ/

[I’ll kick you in the shin with my W.]

𐤕

taw t /t/

[Plus, I have a cross bun with my tea.]