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Esperanto pronunciation
The following tables show the Esperanto pronunciation. Each letter in the Esperanto alphabet, and each pair of letters representing a diphthong, is transliterated into English and the International Phonetic Alphabet. Zamenhof suggested Italian as the model for Esperanto pronunciation.
Single letters
| Letter | English | IPA |
|---|---|---|
| a | ah | [, ɑ] |
| b | b | [b] |
| c | ts | [ʦ] |
| ĉ | ch | [ʧ] |
| d | d | [d] |
| e | eh | [e, ɛ] |
| f | f | [f] |
| g | hard g (as in go) | [g] |
| ĝ | j | [ʤ] |
| h | h | [h] |
| ĥ | loch | [x] |
| i | ee | [i] |
| j | y | [j] (also [i̯] in diphthongs aj, ej, oj, uj) |
| ĵ | zh | [ʒ] |
| k | k | [k] |
| (but kz | x | [kz, gz]) |
| l | l | [l] |
| m | m | [m] |
| n | n | [n] |
| o | oh | [o, ɔ] |
| p | p | [p] |
| r | r | [ɾ, r] |
| s | s | [s] |
| ŝ | sh | [ʃ] |
| t | t | [t] |
| u | oo | [u] |
| ŭ | – | [u̯] (only in diphthongs aŭ, eŭ) |
| v | v | [v, ʋ, w] |
| z | z | [z] |
Diphthongs
| Letters | English | IPA |
|---|---|---|
| aj | eye | [aɪ̯, ɑɪ̯] |
| aŭ | now | [aʊ̯] |
| ej | pain | [eɪ̯, ɛɪ̯] |
| eŭ | - | [eʊ̯, ɛʊ̯] |
| oj | toy | [oɪ̯, ɔɪ̯] |
| uj | booey | [uɪ̯] |
See also
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