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HTML
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107 lines
3.5 KiB
HTML
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<html lang="en">
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<link rel="stylesheet" href="/assets/stylesheet.css" />
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<title>sounds (lesson 0)</title>
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charset="UTF-8"
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name="viewport"
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content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"
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<link rel="shortcut icon" type="image/png" href="/assets/tp-favicon.png" />
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</head>
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<h1 class="title">
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lesson 0 -
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<span style="vertical-align: -50%" class="title-emphasis">sounds</span>
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</h1>
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<h2 class="title box-title">navigation</h2>
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<div class="box" style="text-align: center">
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<a class="link" style="float: left" href="introduction">prev </a>
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<a class="link" href="./"> index </a>
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<a class="link" style="float: right" href="1"> next</a>
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</div>
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<div class="box">
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<p>toki pona has 14 letters in its alphabet:</p>
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<p>a e i k j l m n o p s t u w</p>
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</div>
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<h2 class="title box-title">general guide to pronounciation</h2>
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<h3 class="title box-title" style="margin-top: 0px">~ vowels</h3>
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<div class="box">
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<p>the vowels are similar to spanish.</p>
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<p>a [ä] - like <b>a</b> in f<b>a</b>ther</p>
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<p>e [e̞] - like <b>e</b> in l<b>e</b>t or t<b>e</b>n</p>
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<p>i [i] - like <b>ee</b> in b<b>ee</b></p>
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<p>o [o̞] - like <b>o</b> in c<b>o</b>ne</p>
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<p>u [u] - like <b>oo</b> in s<b>oo</b>n</p>
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<p>
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(note that the comparisons to english words are approximations and may
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not be accurate depending on your accent, i recommend going by the IPA
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symbols inside the square brackets for a more accurate idea of the
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correct pronunciations)
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</p>
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</div>
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<h3 class="title box-title">~ consonants</h3>
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<div class="box">
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<p>
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most of the consonants are just like english, except j. j is always like
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<b>y</b> in <b>y</b>ellow
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</p>
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</div>
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<h3 class="title box-title">~ stress</h3>
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<div class="box">
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<p>
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don't be stressed, you don't have to pronounce the letters
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<em>exactly</em> as i say, you can pronounce things slightly differently
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if it feels natural - for example, you could soften your p, t, and k
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sounds into b, d, and g sounds!
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</p>
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<p>
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oh and also, you always have to stress the first syllable of every word.
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</p>
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</div>
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<h2 class="title box-title">exercises</h2>
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<div class="box">
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<p>try to pronounce these words. they should feel familiar to you.</p>
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<details>
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<summary>lukin</summary>
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<p>should sound like <i>lookin'</i></p>
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</details>
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<details>
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<summary>mani</summary>
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<p>should sound like <i>money</i></p>
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</details>
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<details>
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<summary>tenpo</summary>
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<p>should sound like <i>tempo</i></p>
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</details>
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<details>
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<summary>jelo</summary>
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<p>should sound like <i>yellow</i></p>
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</details>
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<details>
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<summary>mu</summary>
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<p>should sound like <i>moo</i></p>
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</details>
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<details>
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<summary>wan</summary>
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<p>should sound like <i>one</i></p>
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</details>
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</div>
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<h2 class="title box-title">navigation</h2>
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<div class="box" style="text-align: center">
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<a class="link" style="float: left" href="introduction">prev </a>
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<a class="link" href="./"> index </a>
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<a class="link" style="float: right" href="1"> next</a>
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</div>
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<script src="/assets/script.js"></script>
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</body>
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</html>
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