The modern pinyin system of transliteration is pretty close phonetically to the original mandarin .
现代的拼音系统音译在语音上和原始的普通话就很相近。
Sumerian is a linguistic isolate , but the script has been phonetically deciphered , and the language partly deciphered .
苏美尔语是一个孤立的语言，但它的文字已经从发音层面被破译了，语言也部分被破译了。
Much of this is caused by the changes in spelling convention , in addition to the fact that modern english is not spelt phonetically ( with the many different versions of english in use today an impossibility ) .
The chinese word for fish ( yu ) is identical phonetically with the word for abundance or affluence , so the fish , symbolizing wealth , is a popular dish , especially at new year .
