The word "tsamis" may seem difficult to spell, but it follows a consistent phonetic pattern. In IPA phonetic transcription, it is pronounced as /t͡ʃæmis/. The "ts" sound is represented by the phoneme /t͡ʃ/, which is a voiceless palato-alveolar affricate. The vowel sound is pronounced as /æ/, which represents the "a" sound in "cat" or "back". The final "is" is pronounced as /ɪs/, which is the conventional ending for many English words. With this knowledge, spelling "tsamis" becomes much easier.