Le+Aksalo

=//Le Aksalo -// The Letters of the Alphabet=

The first step in learning //**Angos**// is learning //**le**// //**aksalo**//, the letters of the alphabet. There are 21 letters in total: 5 vowels and 16 consonants. Below is a table with each letter. Next to the letter is its International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) symbol and the closest example sound in GA English.


 * = A [a] f**a**ther ||= E [ɛ] b**e**d  ||= I [i] **ea**t ||= O [o] **o**val ||= U [u] f**oo**d ||

[ tʃ ] ||
 * = B [b] **b**oy ||= C
 * ch**ew ||= D [d] **d**og ||= F [f] **f**ire ||
 * = G [g] **g**o ||= H [h] **h**ouse ||= Y [j] **y**oung ||= K [k] **k**ite ||
 * = M [m] **m**ouse ||= N [n] **n**ose ||= P [p] **p**arty ||= L [l], [ɾ]*, [r]* ** l **et / **r**ed
 * = S [s] **s**nail ||= T [t] **t**oy ||= V [v] **v**owel ||= W [w] **w**ave ||


 * = acceptable allophone

The names of the consonants end in "//e//": (//be//, //ce//, //de//, //fe//, //ge//...)

=Introductory Phrases= Here are some common phrases. Practice pronouncing them using the alphabet chart as a guide. All words in //Angos// are completely phonetic; they are pronounced exactly as they are spelled. The stress of a word is always on the penultimate (second-to-last) syllable.

More common phrases can be found in //Le Vem-Bukos// located on the side-menu.
 * = //Anya// ||= Hello/Goodbye ||
 * = //Ti namos ko?// ||= What is your name? ||
 * = //Wi namos...// ||= My name is... ||
 * = //Ce to kali?// ||= Are you well? (How are you?) ||
 * = //Kali// ||= Good ||
 * = //Istinu kali// ||= Very good ||
 * = //Nae kali// ||= Not good ||
 * = //Se// ||= Yes ||
 * = //Nae// ||= No ||
 * = //Lotane// ||= Please ||
 * = //Milo / Wo mila// ||= Thank You ||

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