Irregularities and exceptions in Interlingua: Difference between revisions

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*"ch" is pronounced like the {{IPA|[k]}} "e'''ch'''o" or "'''ch'''rome", occasionally as the {{IPA|[ʃ]}} in "'''ch'''ef".

*"rh" is pronounced as '''r'''.

*"sh" is pronounced as {{IPA|[ʃ]}}, as in English.

*"th" is pronounced as '''t'''.

*"ph" is pronounced as '''f'''.

*If "ti" is unstressed before a vowel and not preceded by ''s'', it is pronounced like "'''{{IPA|[tsj]}}'''" in "ge'''ts y'''ou", "'''{{IPA|[sj]}}'''" in "pa'''ss y'''ou" or "'''{{IPA|[tj]}}'''" in "le'''t y'''ou" (instead of as "'''ti'''").

*If ''u'' is unstressed before a vowel, it is pronounced as {{IPA|[w]}}, like in "pers'''u'''ade" (instead of like in "pl'''u'''ral").

*If ''y'' is unstressed before a vowel, it is pronounced as {{IPA|[j]}}, like "'''y'''es" (instead of like in "mach'''i'''ne").

*There exist unassimilated guest words which retain their original pronunciation and spelling minus all redundant diacritical signs.

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==Optional==

===Pronunciation===

*if ''s'' is between vowels, it can be pronounced as {{IPA|[z]}}, like in "the'''s'''e" (instead of the {{IPA|[s]}} of "'''s'''tay")

*if ''x'' is between vowels, it can be spoken like the {{IPA|[gz]}} in "e'''x'''act" (instead of like the {{IPA|[ks]}} in "fo'''x'''")

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*http://www.interlingua.com/en/gramword.htm

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