- bôlo, cake
- gôrdo, fat
- rapôsa, the fox (fem.).
3. quite short, almost like oo in:
U is pronounced like the oo in the word wood, but the pronunciation depends much upon the length of the syllables, f. i. in túmulo, the grave, the first u is long, the second is short. If provided with the til ~ and before m and n it takes the nasal sound.
If it follows after g and q, it is either aspirated, or it is quite mute, as:
- guerra (gerrah), war
- quero (kayro), I will
- quieto (key-eh-to), quite.
In qual, it is slightly sounded to distinguish it from the Noun cal, the chalk.
Y is pronounced like the vowel I.
4. The Consonants.
B is pronounced like the English B.