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How to pronounce "se"

de Alkanadi, 7 de julho de 2014

Mensagens: 26

Idioma: English

Alkanadi (Mostrar o perfil) 7 de julho de 2014 09:48:36

Does the Esperanto word "se" sound like the English word "say"?

Can (Mostrar o perfil) 7 de julho de 2014 10:12:07

Alkanadi:Does the Esperanto word "se" sound like the English word "say"?
I'd say, yes, without the "i" sound at the end.

Duko (Mostrar o perfil) 7 de julho de 2014 10:17:10

Sounds like "se" in "seven".

johmue (Mostrar o perfil) 7 de julho de 2014 10:18:24

Or like "said" without the "d".

Fenris_kcf (Mostrar o perfil) 7 de julho de 2014 10:41:47

"Alkanadi":How to pronounce "se"
With an "s" and an "e". How else should it be spoken?

Ulsterano (Mostrar o perfil) 7 de julho de 2014 11:30:03

johmue:Or like "said" without the "d".
That's how it sounds to me, too - rhymes with head.

orthohawk (Mostrar o perfil) 7 de julho de 2014 13:37:32

Alkanadi:Does the Esperanto word "se" sound like the English word "say"?
Optimally it should sound like the "se" in "seven" or the "sai" in "said"; however, with the differences between the vowels in Esperanto, thee could probably get away with saying it as the Spanish word "se" or the French word/syllable "sé"

johmue (Mostrar o perfil) 7 de julho de 2014 13:43:56

orthohawk:or the French word/syllable "sé"
No. The french "é" is what we in German call a "closed vowel". Esperanto vowels are supposed to be "open". In French you would write that as "è"

orthohawk (Mostrar o perfil) 7 de julho de 2014 14:06:31

johmue:
orthohawk:or the French word/syllable "sé"
No. The french "é" is what we in German call a "closed vowel". Esperanto vowels are supposed to be "open". In French you would write that as "è"
if thee would take the time to read my post carefully, thee would see that I reinforced the "open e" pronunciation.
the closed e pronunciation while not OPTIMAL is ACCEPTABLE if that's the way one's vocal tract works.

Duko (Mostrar o perfil) 8 de julho de 2014 16:59:04

Safer to assume that the O.P. doesn't speak French or Spanish.

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