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http://eeo.8k.com/EoDktA/KorKurA1.htm, lesson 4If you can connect to the internet,
you can listen to Esperanto pronunciation here: http://www.webcom.com/~donh/ecourse/esounds/esounds.htmlThe Esperanto alphabet (28 letters):
The names of the letters (used when spelling aloud, etc.) are: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 zThat 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'.a bo co ĉo do e fo go ĝo ho ĥo i jo ĵo ko lo mo no o po ro so ŝo to u ŭo vo zoThere 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 diacritical 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).
Pronunciation Guide
Remember, in Esperanto: one letter - one sound. No exceptions.
Vowel Sounds (accented/emphasized vowels are capitalized)a as in far, father: grAnda, kAmpo, sAma e as in send, met: nE, pEto, tEro i as in me, three: dIri, kIa, vIvi o as in more, or: fOjo, hOmo, nOmo u as in two, soon: Unu, dUa, tUta
Consonant Sounds (mainly as in English, except:)c as 'ts' in nests: komEnci, leciOno, ricEvi ĉ as 'ch' in church: ĉAmbro, ĉU, Eĉ g as 'g' in garden: grAnda, lEgi, lOnga ĝ as 'g' in George: ĝis, lOĝi, rUĝa ĥ as 'ch' in Bach: ĥOro (choir, chorus) j as 'y' in yet: fOjo, jEs, jUna ĵ as 's' in leisure: Aĵo, havAĵo ŝ as 'sh' in shoe: ŝAjni, ŝI
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.
Vowel Glides (diphthongs). The following combinations between a vowel (a, e, o, u) and 'j' or 'ŭ' make one sound:
aj as 'eye': kAj, kElkaj, ŝAjni oj as in 'boy': fOjoj, vOjoj, ĝOjoj ej as in 'they': Ejo, plEj, lernEjo uj 'oo-ee' (quickly) tUj, Ujo aŭ as in 'cow': Antaŭ, bAldaŬ, nAŬ eŭ as in 'wayward': EŭrOpo, neŭtrAla
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.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.
(No need to learn these meanings now)
Anglujo England lernejo school antaŭ before majo May aĉeti to buy mangxi 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 geografio geography 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 kio what (thing) leciono lesson libro book loĝi to reside
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