How is name Said pronounced?

My understanding: /sa 'i:d/.

[quote user]/sa 'i:d/.

Hi Mr Micawber

I couldn't find /a/ sound in phonetic alphabet table. Does it sound like as in 'say' or 'saw'? Please let me know. Thanks.

Neither. It's right there at the 'open - back' position:

Sorry, Mr Micawber, I couldn't understand the table. Could you please provide me with an example word where /a/ sound as in Said? Thanks.

OK: it's the /a/ or /a:/ in the first syllable (the 'o') of opera or bottle (in my Chicago accent).

However, you should learn that table: it is a key feature of English pronunciation study and teaching. It represents the positions of the various vowel sounds in the oral cavity (picture a profile, with the nose located at the top left, about where the word 'V