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de chiklit, 2006-julio-08

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chiklit (Montri la profilon) 2006-julio-08 17:41:03

Hi. I've been having trouble figuring out how to pronounce words like konsciigi. Is it like kons-tsi-igi? or kon-s-ts-i-igi? kon-s-tsi-igi?

It seems like if pronounced naturally it would be kon-tsi-gi. But the fact that everything needs to be pronounced in Esperanto seems to make pronouncing words like this much harder than they need to be.

oren (Montri la profilon) 2006-julio-09 02:39:02

chiklit:Hi. I've been having trouble figuring out how to pronounce words like konsciigi. Is it like kons-tsi-igi? or kon-s-ts-i-igi? kon-s-tsi-igi?

It seems like if pronounced naturally it would be kon-tsi-gi. But the fact that everything needs to be pronounced in Esperanto seems to make pronouncing words like this much harder than they need to be.
Yeah, in Esperanto everything must be pronounced, even multiple vowels. So it would be: "kon - stsi - i'- gi" (remember to place the accent on the second to last syllable).

To practice that tricky (and somewhat common) combination of "sc," I repeat 'last Sunday' over and over quickly; you get the same sound, and it shouldn't take up two syllables.

-oren

jvp1971 (Montri la profilon) 2006-julio-11 03:29:14

Last Sundy! Brilliant. I have been falling over that hurdle for quite some time. Dankon!!

JenniferatLernu (Montri la profilon) 2007-decembro-03 14:50:25

oren:To practice that tricky (and somewhat common) combination of "sc," I repeat 'last Sunday' over and over quickly; you get the same sound, and it shouldn't take up two syllables.

-oren
I just had to bump this thread.

Oren's suggestion to practice saying 'last Sunday' over and over quickly to get used to teh "sc" sound is brilliant.

I was recently introduced to the word scii and it's not easy to prounouce. ridulo.gif

mnlg (Montri la profilon) 2007-decembro-03 14:54:37

A long time ago I was chatting on IRC on a channel dedicated to Esperanto. An English speaker joined the channel; he was a beginner and he asked this very same question. A channel member suggested him to practice with the word "breasts". I still remember the laughs that followed ridulo.gif

Filu (Montri la profilon) 2007-decembro-04 18:29:48

Only a couple of days with a French-Canadian should provide you with a lot of "scii" (that's exactly how a very common swear word is pronouced in Québec lango.gif )

Ok! The other tricks are probably both cheaper and just as good. It's only because reading this thread made me smile and because I wanted to share this little bit of joy with you that I came over to give my little sidetrack comment.

eb.eric (Montri la profilon) 2007-decembro-04 19:28:05

I find it hardest to pronounce words like "cxiuj"... the iuj combination feels awkward to me.

It's easier for me to pronounce it as three syllables, cxi - U - i, avoiding that final cluster. It doesn't sound too different from CxI - uj.

Hmmmmmm

JenniferatLernu (Montri la profilon) 2007-decembro-05 01:11:17

Oh my that's funny. I'm sure any word that ends in 'sts' would work but I'll certainly remember 'breasts'. hehehe

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