Pronunciation

Consonants

b

as in boy

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c

ts as in cats

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ĉ

ch as in church

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d

as in down

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f

as in food

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g

always hard as in gain

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ĝ

soft 'g' as in gem

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h

as in heavy

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ĥ

guttural as in Scottish loch, Spanish j , or Hebrew chai

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ĵ

zh as in leisure

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k

as in kiwi

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l

as in lap

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m

as in manner

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n

as in nothing

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p

as in pool

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r

rolled as in Spanish

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s

as in some (never like z )

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ŝ

sh as in should

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t

as in ton

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v

as in van

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z

as in zoo