ə = the i in bird; the a in metal; the u in medium and bun
a as in bat
ah as in watch
ar as in tart
air as in pair and care
aw as in crawl and ball
ay as in play and cake
b as in knob
ch as in bunch
d as in drama
e as in bet and smeghead
ee as in feet, cheat and meaty
f as in flop and rough
g as in grand
h as in harlot
i as in crimp
iy as in mind and eye
j as in Jack and drudge
k as in kick and anchor
kh as in loch and sensucht
l as in Lola, Lola Falana
m as in mum
n as in nap and pan
ng as in prong and crunk
o as in grog
oh as in phone and blown
oi as in coin and coy
oo as in tool, rule and costume
or as in fort, hoard and court
ow as in towel and loud
p as in pop
r as in rip
s as in sleet and sass
sh as in shut, shhh, shush
t as in top
th as in thick and math
t~h as in then and bathe
u as in mutt and stuff
uu as in book and bull
v as in vivid
w as in wet and wild
wh as in whack and while
y as in yoyo and onion
z as in zipper, maze and rose
zh as in vision and garage
[this guide is a mélange /may-LAHNZH/ of the pronunciation key from the fabulous Garner’s Modern American Usage and a few bits from the Wikipedia Simple Pronunciation Guide.]