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Pronunciation of "E" vs. "EJ"

ya disgustus, 15 Novemba 2014

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disgustus (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 15 Novemba 2014 7:28:00 alasiri

Hi, folks; I've got a pronunciation question for you. I've been reviewing my Esperanto pronunciation and something I've hit on in listening to podcasts and videos is that with the letter "E" speakers switch between "eh" (bEd) and "ej" (hAY.)

I hear speakers saying "EJ" more often at the end of a word and it seems like the purpose is to differentiate the "E" from an "A" adjective ending.

Is this just a stylistic difference? Should I stick to pronouncing my E's as bEd, or is there a good reason to change the pronunciation for clarity?

Fenris_kcf (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 15 Novemba 2014 8:11:35 alasiri

You should pronounce it as [e].

BoriQa (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 15 Novemba 2014 8:57:50 alasiri

disgustus:Should I stick to pronouncing my E's as bEd...
Yes, stick to it.

disgustus (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 15 Novemba 2014 9:48:37 alasiri

Cool, thanks for the help.

sergejm (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 15 Novemba 2014 10:33:42 alasiri

You can prononce ‘e’ example as French ‘é’, ‘è’, ,‘ê’, but not as ‘ej’ - this is an error, I think this can make misunderstanding.

sudanglo (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 16 Novemba 2014 10:15:07 asubuhi

melo - badger, mejlo - mile

The e ej contrast is rare Esperanto, but you should try to make the contrast clearly audible.

Tray bonay, instead of tre bone, not a good idea, unless you want to put on an English accent in Esperanto.

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