Esperanto Spelling and Pronunciation
28 Letter Alphabet
Pronunciation
In pronouncing the alphabet letters -- add "oh" sound to consonants -- i.e. "bo, tso, cho, do" -- etc.
5 VowelsA as in Father
E as in Best I as in Machine O as in Or U as OO in Too |
23 Consonants, except..
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Plus 6 diphthongspronounced as simple vowels followed by a glide toward an "i" or "u" position.
AŬ as ow in Power EŬ as in eh -oo AJ as in Line EJ as in They OJ as in Boy UJ as in Hallelujah |
5 pure vowels as in Italian or Spanish. Give each its full sound. Do not move lips while sounding vowel to avoid diphthong effect.
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Because Esperanto sounds differ from English in pitch and intonation, it is important to learn correct international pronunciation from the start.
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