The phrase "am a witness" is spelled using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as /æm ə ˈwɪtnəs/. The first sound /æ/ is a short "a" sound, the second sound /m/ is the letter "m" pronounced with the lips together. The next sound /ə/ is the "schwa" sound, pronounced as a very short and unstressed "uh" sound. The word "witness" is spelled with the letter "w" pronounced as /w/ followed by the sound /ɪ/ which is a short "i" sound, the letter "t" pronounced as /t/, the letter "n" pronounced as /n/, the third sound /ə/ and the letter "s" pronounced as /s/.