Pronunciation

The opinions of scholars on the pronunciation of the Gothic language have differed, but nowadays it is mostly assumed that  is always pronounced as e (in get) and  as ee (in heel) are pronounced in the same way. The additional ai and ei with accents in the table underneath represents an old view of the Gothic pronunciation.

-ai

The ai is pronounced higher and more in the front of the mouth than a, the mouth is also less lip-rounded than the sounds o and au.

-e