Thoughts: Two of Esperanto's Exceptions and Why They Are There??
de FreeXenon, 20 de janeiro de 2009
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Idioma: English
ceigered (Mostrar o perfil) 21 de maio de 2009 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 (Mostrar o perfil) 21 de maio de 2009 19:51:57
oŭ is how we describe the 'English o', an o with an audible rounding at the end.