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Beginner needs help with her alphabet...

Rika84, 2010年1月11日

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语言: English

Rika84 (显示个人资料) 2010年1月11日上午5:34:15

Saluton! I'm just beginning Esperanto.
I've been at it for a week or so.
And I'm having some difficulty hearing the difference between a few of the letters.

I didn't think it would be a big deal, but if I try to type what the voice is spelling, I'm not doing so well.

My main problems are hearing the differences between:
h, ĥ, and o
c and s

Especially the c and s. Is there a difference?

Go easy on me please, and thanks in advance! rideto.gif

adrideo (显示个人资料) 2010年1月11日上午6:57:29

Saluton Rika,

Rika84:

Especially the c and s. Is there a difference?
s is the same as in English and c sounds like "ts"

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amike,
Chris

PaulExcoff (显示个人资料) 2010年1月11日上午7:51:45

treat the h normally ĥ is more rarely used but it's basically h with phlegm. o is like the english o in gO or slOW.

ceigered (显示个人资料) 2010年1月11日上午8:28:16

PaulExcoff:treat the h normally ĥ is more rarely used but it's basically h with phlegm. o is like the english o in gO or slOW.
Hx with phlegm is a good comparison, but potentially misleading (and messy! lango.gif). I'd go with the sound that a hard "k" makes, only without the initial "hitting" sound of the tongue against the roof of the mouth. If it helps, imagine doing an 's' or 'f' kind of sound (the one where your lips/teeth/mouth parts aren't actually touching but still making a sound), but in the same place you do a K rideto.gif

Hauxkins (显示个人资料) 2010年1月11日下午12:00:51

If it helps, which it probably wont, "ĥ" sounds pretty close to the Welsh "ch". A little like if you were bringing up phlegm, but without doing so!

Hispanio (显示个人资料) 2010年1月11日下午12:12:45

h sounds like in the verb to have.

ĥ sounds like when Saint Niclaus is laughing: jo jo jo, happy Christmas rido.gif (more or less).

o sounds like in the word compact.

c sounds ts.

s sounds like sound.

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Miland (显示个人资料) 2010年1月11日下午12:31:05

Ĥ or ĥ sounds like the "ch" in the Scottish "loch". Here's an amusing Youtube video.

Vilinilo (显示个人资料) 2010年1月11日下午2:18:32

If you know a little bit Spanish, ĥ is like j in "mujer".

darkweasel (显示个人资料) 2010年1月11日下午3:40:43

Or like the German "ch" after a, o and u.

Rika84 (显示个人资料) 2010年1月12日上午4:06:07

Thanks everybody!
All of your examples are very helpful!
Time to get practicing. =)

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