The accent or stress is always placed on the syllable before the last, as es-pe-ro, es-pe-ran-to, es-pe-ran-tis-to, es-pe-ran-tis-ti-no; ju-na, ju-nu-lo, ju-nu-la-ro. All the syllables must be clearly pronounced, not slurred over.
Exercise in Pronounciation.
a (as in bath), pat-ra, la-na, a-gra-bla, mal-var-ma, kla-ra, pa-fa-do.
e (as in bend), be-la, mem, fe-nes-tro, ven-dre-do, tre-e-ge, le-te-ro.
i (as in see), mi, i-li, i-mi-ti, vi-zi-ti, trin-ki, in-sis-ti.
o (as in for), ho-mo, ro-zo, ko-lom-bo, dor-mo (the r rolled), mor-to, po-po-lo.
u (as in boot), u-nu, dum, bru-lu, sur-tu-to, vul-tu-ro, mur-mur-i.
aj (as in nice), ajn, kaj, raj-to, taj-lo-ro, faj-ro, be-laj.
ej (as in play), vej-no, hej-mo, plej, hej-to.
oj (as in boy), pat-roj, foj-no, ho-mojn, koj-no, soj-lo, kon-koj.