Monda uses the standard 26-letter Latin / English alphabet, but some letters are pronounced differently. The alphabet is designed to be as simple as possible. Each letter has only one sound.
| Capital | Small | International Phonetics | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | a | [ a ] | a (farther) |
| B | b | [ b ] | b (boy) |
| C | c | [ tS ] | ch (charm) |
| D | d | [ d ] | d (dance) |
| E | e | [ e ] | e (bed) |
| F | f | [ f ] | f (fast) |
| G | g | [ g ] | g (garden) |
| H | h | [ h ] | h (hard) |
| I | i | [ i ] | i (indigo) |
| J | j | [ dz ] | j (job) |
| K | k | [ k ] | k (keep) |
| L | l | [ l ] | l (long) |
| M | m | [ m ] | m (me) |
| N | n | [ n ] | n (no) |
| O | o | [ o ] | o (plot) |
| P | p | [ p ] | p (page) |
| Q | q | [ kw ] | qu (question) |
| R | r | [ r ] | r (red) |
| S | s | [ s ] | s (self) |
| T | t | [ t ] | t (table) |
| U | u | [ u ] | u (put) |
| V | v | [ v ] | v (vary) |
| W | w | [ w ] | w (word) |
| X | x | [ S] | sh (she) |
| Y | y | [ j ] | y (yes) |
| Z | z | [ z ] | z (zoo) |
- Vowels:
- a, e, i, o, u (are, pen, three, or, too).
- Consonants:
- b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, x, z.
- Semivowels:
- w, y - semivowels can be combined with vowels to form diphthongs: "ay" ([ai] as in pie), "ey" ([ei] as in hey), "oy" ([oi] as in boy), "aw" ([au] as in auto), "ow" ([ou]).
Accent/stress: When you pronounce a word, the stress is always in the second last syllable. For example: frato (sibling), fratulo (brother), fratino (sister).
Exercises/Eksercos
How would you pronounce the following words:
- Floro
- Frato
- Cina
- Xi
- Hi
- Apoynti
Submitted by admin on Sun, 11/15/2009 - 16:55
