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Consonant Sounds (mainly as in English, except:) | Consonant Sounds (mainly as in English, except:) | ||
c pronounced ’ts’ in nests: dAnco leciOno bicIklo | |||
ĉ pronounced ’ch’in church: ĉAmbro sandvIĉo ĉokolAdo | |||
g pronounced ’g’ in great: sagEto gustUmi geografIo | |||
ĝ pronounced ’g’ in George: mAnĝi lOĝi sEĝo | |||
ĥ pronounced ’ch’in Bach: jAĥto ĥOro Eĥo | |||
j pronounced ’y’ in yet: jEs jAro jUna | |||
ĵ pronounced ’s’ in leisure: ĵurnAlo teatrAĵo ĵalUzo | |||
ŝ pronounced ’sh’in shoe: ŝAti pOŝo ŝUo | |||
ŭ is used most often in the combination ’aŭ’ or ’eŭ’ (otherwise it has a ’w’ sound, as in weather). | |||
Remember: All sounds presented in this Pronunciation Guide are approximations. They are the closest approximations for North American English-speakers. | Remember: All sounds presented in this Pronunciation Guide are approximations. They are the closest approximations for North American English-speakers. | ||
Vowel Glides (diphthongs). The following combinations between a vowel (a, e, o, u) and ’j’ or ’ŭ’ make one sound: | Vowel Glides (diphthongs). The following combinations between a vowel (a, e, o, u) and ’j’ or ’ŭ’ make one sound: | ||
aj pronounced as ’eye’: mAjo kAj semAjno | |||
oj pronounced as in ’boy’: knAboj vojAĝi ĝOjo | |||
ej pronounced as in ’they’: plEj mEjlo lernEjo | |||
uj pronounced ’oo-ee’ (quickly) tUj AnglUjo monUjo | |||
aŭ pronounced as in ’cow’: nAUX Antaŭ ĵAUXdo | |||
eŭ pronounced as in ’wayward’: EŭrOpo neŭtrAla EŭklIdo | |||
In all the examples above, the vowel of the stressed (or accented) syllable has been capitalized. This follows the rule without exception that every word in Esperanto is stressed on the next-to-last syllable. | In all the examples above, the vowel of the stressed (or accented) syllable has been capitalized. This follows the rule without exception that every word in Esperanto is stressed on the next-to-last syllable. | ||
==Practice== | ==Practice== |