Esperanto alphabet and pronunciation

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Letter Name IPA value Approx. English sound Cyrillic equivalent
Aa a a cup А
Bb bo b ball Б
Cc co ʦ nuts Ц
Ĉĉ ĉo ʧ check Ч
Dd do d day Д
Ee e ε get Е
Ff fo f fair Ф
Gg go g get Г
Ĝĝ ĝo ʤ jump ДЖ
Hh ho h house -
Ĥĥ ĥo x Scottish/German Loch Х
Ii i i green И
Jj jo j yes Й
Ĵĵ ĵo ʒ vision Ж
Kk ko k key К
Ll lo l lok Л
Mm mo m moon М
Nn no n no Н
Oo o ɔ no О
Pp po p pay П
Rr ro r Italian ristorante Р
Ss so s set С
Ŝŝ ŝo ʃ shy Ш
Tt to t tea Т
Uu u u moon У
Ŭŭ ŭo w now -
Vv vo v vet В
Zz zo z zoo З

The stress always falls on the next-to-the-last syllable.

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