Some languages are "phonetic".

That means that you can look at a word and know how to say it.

English is not phonetic.
You cannot always look at an English word and know how to say it.
You cannot always hear an English word and know how to spell it.

George Bernard Shaw (GBS) was a famous Irish writer.
He wanted to reform English spelling so that it was more logical.

He asked the following question as an example:
How do we pronounce the word "ghoti"?

His answer was "fish".
How can "ghoti" and "fish" sound the same?

GBS explained it like this:
the gh = f as in rouGH
the o = i as in wOmen
the ti = sh as in naTIon

Of course, this was a joke.
The word "ghoti" is not even a real word.
But it showed the inconsistency of English spelling.
I THE GHOTI


There are more strange fish in our English ABSea.

2 The next is THE PHUSI

The ph = f as in PHysic
The u = i as in bUsy
The si = sh as in penSIon


THE PHUSI


3 Next we have THE FFESS

The ff = f as in oFF
The e = i as in prEtty
The ss = sh as in iSSue


THE FFESS


4 The next is THE UGYCE

The ugh = f as in laUGH
The y = i as in hYmn
The ce = sh as in oCean


THE UGYCE


5 Now we have THE PPHIAPSH

The pph = f as in saPPHire
The ia = i as in marrIAge
The psh = sh as in PSHaw


THE PPIAPSH


6 This is THE PHUISEO

The ph = f as in hyPHen
The ui = i as in gUIlty
The seo = sh as in nauSEOus


THE PHUISEO


7 Here we have THE UEISCIO

The u = f as in the British pronunciation of lieutenant
The ei = i as in forfeit
The cio = sh as in consCIOus


THE UEISCIO


I am sure there are many more strange fish in the English ABSea!