Thoughts: Two of Esperanto's Exceptions and Why They Are There??
de FreeXenon, 2009-januaro-20
Mesaĝoj: 32
Lingvo: English
ceigered (Montri la profilon) 2009-majo-21 14:09:57
darkweasel:But ju (like 'you') is a different sound to iŭ (iŭ being like "ill" with a dark L), unless you were getting at something else in which case I'm confusedceigered:oŭ yes, iŭ no since that's written "ju"
And I'd say iŭ and oŭ are also other possible constructions, as they aren't necessarily impossible to pronounce, but definitely rare.
Rogir (Montri la profilon) 2009-majo-21 19:51:57
oŭ is how we describe the 'English o', an o with an audible rounding at the end.