PRONUNCIATION (Prononco).
5. The Consonants are pronounced as in English, with the following exceptions:—
| C pronounced tso like ts in pits, Tsar. |
| Ĉ pronounced cho like ch in choke or church. |
| G pronounced go like g in get or go, always hard. |
| Ĝ pronounced djo like j in Joe, or G in George. |
| Ĥ pronounced hHo like ch in loch (is a very strong guttural aspirate). |
| J pronounced yo like y in yoke. |
| Ĵ pronounced zho like s in pleasure, leisure. |
| R pronounced ro like rr in terror. |
| S pronounced so like s in so (never has the sound of z). |
| Ŝ pronounced sho like sh in show. |
| Ŭ pronounced oo-o or wo like w in cow. |
| Z pronounced zo like z in zone. |
For the pronunciation of the vowels, see pars. [8] and [9].
6. In spelling a word use the Esperanto name, thus:—A, No, To, A, Wo, spells antaŭ (before). E, Wo, Ro, O, Po, O, spells Eŭropo (Europe). U, No, U, spells unu (one).
7. Consonants. Note the following:—
(a). C and J are the only consonants which have a different sound than in English.
(b). C, Ĉ and Ŝ are the equivalents of the English combinations ts, ch (soft) and sh.
(c). G has always the English hard sound.
(d). Ĝ is like the English J.