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Here is a list of words (and translations) that represent sounds in Esperanto [not just those covered above]. Practice them carefully and your pronunciation will get better and better.  
Here is a list of words (and translations) that represent sounds in Esperanto [not just those covered above]. Practice them carefully and your pronunciation will get better and better.  


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== '''Some Explanations for the Alphabet and Pronunciation in Esperanto''' ==
== Pronunciation in different languages ==
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!'''<big>ESPERANTO</big>'''                             
!<big>'''PRONUNCIATION'''</big>  '''<big>ENGLISH</big>'''
!<big>'''PRONUNCIATION'''</big>  '''<big>ENGLISH</big>'''
!'''<big>ESPERANTO</big>'''                             
!'''<big>PRONUNCIATION</big>'''  
!'''<big>PRONUNCIATION</big>'''  
'''<big>BRAZILIAN</big>'''  
'''<big>BRAZILIAN</big>'''  
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|'''<big>A</big>'''
|ah
|ah
|'''<big>A</big>'''
|a
|a
|-
|-
|'''<big>B</big>'''
|b
|b
|'''<big>B</big>'''
|b
|b
|-
|-
|'''<big>C</big>'''
|ts
|ts
|'''<big>C</big>'''
|ts
|ts
|-
|-
|'''<big>Ĉ</big>'''
|ch
|ch
|'''<big>Ĉ</big>'''
|tch
|tch
|-
|-
|'''<big>D</big>'''
|d
|d
|'''<big>D</big>'''
|d
|d
|-
|-
|'''<big>E</big>'''
|eh
|eh
|'''<big>E</big>'''
|e
|e
|-
|-
|'''<big>F</big>'''
|f
|f
|'''<big>F</big>'''
|f
|f
|-
|-
|'''<big>G</big>'''
|g
|g
|'''<big>G</big>'''
|Sempre a letra (g) como em ga / gue / gui / go / gu
|Sempre a letra (g) como em ga / gue / gui / go / gu
Obs.: nunca como em girafa / gelo (som de j)
Obs.: nunca como em girafa / gelo (som de j)
|-
|-
|'''<big>Ĝ</big>'''
|j
|j
|'''<big>Ĝ</big>'''
|dj
|dj
|-
|-
|'''<big>H</big>'''
|h
|h
|'''<big>H</big>'''
|H
|H
|-
|-
|'''<big>Ĥ</big>'''
|kh
|kh
|'''<big>Ĥ</big>'''
|H
|H
|-
|-
|'''<big>I</big>'''
|ih
|ih
|'''<big>I</big>'''
|i
|i
|-
|-
|'''<big>J</big>'''
|ih
|ih
|'''<big>J</big>'''
|i
|i
|-
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|'''<big>Ĵ</big>'''
|zh
|zh
|'''<big>Ĵ</big>'''
|Letra (j) como em janela / jeito / jipe / jóia / jumento
|Letra (j) como em janela / jeito / jipe / jóia / jumento
|-
|-
|'''<big>K</big>'''
|k
|k
|'''<big>K</big>'''
|k
|k
|-
|-
|'''<big>L</big>'''
|l
|l
|'''<big>L</big>'''
|l
|l
|-
|-
|'''<big>M</big>'''
|m
|m
|'''<big>M</big>'''
|m
|m
|-
|-
|'''<big>N</big>'''
|n
|n
|'''<big>N</big>'''
|n
|n
|-
|-
|'''<big>O</big>'''
|oh
|oh
|'''<big>O</big>'''
|o
|o
|-
|-
|'''<big>P</big>'''
|p
|p
|'''<big>P</big>'''
|p
|p
|-
|-
|'''<big>R</big>'''
|r
|r
|'''<big>R</big>'''
|r
|r
|-
|-
|'''<big>S</big>'''
|s
|s
|'''<big>S</big>'''
|s
|s
|-
|-
|'''<big>Ŝ</big>'''
|sh
|sh
|'''<big>Ŝ</big>'''
|ch
|ch
|-
|-
|'''<big>T</big>'''
|t
|t
|'''<big>T</big>'''
|t
|t
|-
|-
|'''<big>U</big>'''
|ou
|ou
|'''<big>U</big>'''
|u
|u
|-
|-
|'''<big>Ŭ</big>'''
|ou
|ou
|'''<big>Ŭ</big>'''
|u
|u
|-
|-
|'''<big>V</big>'''
|v
|v
|'''<big>V</big>'''
|v
|v
|-
|-
|'''<big>Z</big>'''
|z
|z
|'''<big>Z</big>'''
|z
|z
|}
|}
== Letter Pronunciation and IPA ==
Esperanto pronunciations are designed to be simple, though there is still an alveolar trill.
Esperanto pronunciations are designed to be simple, though there is still an alveolar trill.
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If you can't input the accented letters, there are two alternations : 1. add an "x" after the letter; 2. add an "h" after the letter except "u".
If you can't input the accented letters, there are two alternations : 1. add an "x" after the letter; 2. add an "h" after the letter except "u".


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Revision as of 22:06, 30 September 2021

Alphabet and Pronunciation in Esperanto
Alphabet and Pronunciation in Esperanto

Hello everybody,


In today's lesson you will learn everything about the ¨ALPHABET AND PRONUNCIATION¨ in Esperanto.

Feel free to edit this page by adding new words and expressions!


Good learning ! :)


The Esperanto alphabet: a b c ĉ d e f g ĝ h ĥ i j ĵ k l m n o p r s ŝ t u ŭ v z

Note that the names of the letters (used when spelling aloud, etc.) are a, bo, co, ĉo, do, e, fo, go, ĝo, ho, ĥo, i, etc.

That is, the consonants get an ’o’ after them, and the name of each vowel is the sound of the vowel itself.

Note that "ŭo" is pronounced sort of like English ’wo’.

There are 26 letters in the English alphabet; 28 in Esperanto.

In Esperanto there is no q, w, x, or y. In Esperanto there are 6 letters not found in English (all 6 have accent marks): ĉ, ĝ, ĥ, ĵ, ŝ [all circumflexes], and ŭ [a u-breve].

The Esperanto letters ’j’ and ’ŭ’ are not vowels and can combine with real vowels (a, e, i, o, and u) to make ’vowel glides’ which must be learned as separate sounds (below).

<coce>Pronunciation Guide: Remember, in Esperanto: one letter - one sound. No exceptions.

Vowels

Vowel Sounds (accented/emphasized vowels are capitalized)

  • a as in Ma, father: blANka sAna grAnda vArma
  • e as in send, met: bEla plEna vErda pEti
  • i as in me, three: vIvi Ami trInki fIlo
  • o as in more, or: Ovo dOmo kIo nOva
  • u as in two, soon: Unu plUmo sUno butIko

Consonants

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.


Diphthongs

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.

Practice

Here is a list of words (and translations) that represent sounds in Esperanto [not just those covered above]. Practice them carefully and your pronunciation will get better and better.

Esperanto Translation
Anglujo  England 
lernejo  school 
antaŭ  before 
majo  May 
aĉeti  to buy 
manĝi  to eat 
biciklo  bicycle 
mejlo  mile 
ĉambro  room 
monujo  purse 
ĉokolado  chocolate 
neŭtrala  neutral 
danco  dance 
ovo  egg 
domo  house 
plej  most 
eĥo  echo 
plena  full 
Eŭropo  Europe 
poŝo  pocket 
Eŭklido  Euclid 
sageto  dart 
sandviĉo  sandwich 
gustumi  to taste 
seĝo  seat, chair 
ĝojo  joy 
suno  sun 
ĥoro  choir 
ŝati  to like 
jaĥto  yacht 
ŝuo  shoe 
juna  young 
teatraĵo  (theatrical) play 
ĵaluzo  jealousy 
tuj  immediately 
ĵaŭdo  Thursday 
vojaĝi  to travel 
ĵurnalo  newspaper 

Pronunciation in different languages

ESPERANTO PRONUNCIATION ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION

BRAZILIAN

PORTUGUESE

A ah a
B b b
C ts ts
Ĉ ch tch
D d d
E eh e
F f f
G g Sempre a letra (g) como em ga / gue / gui / go / gu

Obs.: nunca como em girafa / gelo (som de j)

Ĝ j dj
H h H
Ĥ kh H
I ih i
J ih i
Ĵ zh Letra (j) como em janela / jeito / jipe / jóia / jumento
K k k
L l l
M m m
N n n
O oh o
P p p
R r r
S s s
Ŝ sh ch
T t t
U ou u
Ŭ ou u
V v v
Z z z

Letter Pronunciation and IPA

Esperanto pronunciations are designed to be simple, though there is still an alveolar trill.

Letter A a B b C c Ĉ ĉ D d E e F f G g Ĝ ĝ H h Ĥ ĥ I i J j Ĵ ĵ K k L l M m N n O o P p R r S s Ŝ ŝ T t U u Ŭ ŭ V v Z z
IPA a b t͡s t͡ʃ d e f g d͡ʒ h x i j ʒ k l m n o p r s ʃ t u u̯ v z

If you can't input the accented letters, there are two alternations : 1. add an "x" after the letter; 2. add an "h" after the letter except "u".

Diphthong aj ej oj uj aŭ eŭ

Keyboard

Windows

Esperanto keyboard software for Windows

http://zz9pza.net/tajpi/en/

Video


Sources

https://esperanto-afriko.webs.com/kurso%20angle.pdf


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