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Lesson 1: |
| a | a |
| b | bo |
| c | co |
| ĉ | ĉo |
| d | do |
| e | e |
| f | fo |
| g | go |
| ĝ | ĝo |
| h | ho |
| ĥ | ĥo |
| i | i |
| j | jo |
| ĵ | ĵo |
| k | ko |
| l | lo |
| m | mo |
| n | no |
| o | o |
| p | po |
| r | ro |
| s | so |
| ŝ | ŝo |
| t | to |
| u | u |
| ŭ | u-hoko |
| v | vo |
| z | zo |
Esepranto does not use the letters Q, W, X, and Y, but has the names kuo, doubla-vo, ikso, and ipsilono to refer to them, respectively.
Each letter in Esperanto has exactly one sound. Thus each word is pronounced exactly as it is spelled and spelled exactly as it is pronounced. The letters B, D, F, K, L, M, N, P, T, V, and Z are pronounced as in English. The other letters are pronounced as follows:
A as in "father"
C as "ts" in "bits"
Ĉ as "ch" in "church"
E as in "get"
G as in "get"
Ĝ as "j" in "jet"
H as in "hat"
Ĥ as "ch" in "loch"
I as in "machine"
J as "y" in "yes"
Ĵ as "s" in "measure"
O as in "mote"
R is trilled as in Spanish.
S as in "said"
Ŝ as "sh" in "shed"
U as "oo" in "boot"
Ŭ as "w" in "water"
J and Ŭ may form vowel glides as follows:
AJ as "i" "pipe"
AŬ as "ow" in "how?"
EJ sounds like "a" in "cake"
EŬ sounds like E and U run together.
OJ as "oy" in "boy"
UJ sounds like U and I run together.
The stress is always placed on the next to last syllable, no exceptions!
Most words in Esperanto are "grammar coded". All singular nominative nouns end in -o. All infinitive verbs end in -i. All adjectives of singular nominative nouns end in -a. The parts of speech to which all conjugations, inflections, and derivates of the previous belong are obvious by endings. Almost all adverbs end in -e.
Amo, ama, ami, ame
Love, of love, to love, lovely