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I don't understand. He used "ĥa", and why would he need an excuse? Is "ĥ" rare in Esperanto?
April 8, 2017
Louis369947
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"a", "bo", "co", "ĉo"..."ĥo" are the names of the letters written "a", "b", "c", "ĉ"... "ĥ"
April 29, 2017
It may be understood but not really accurate.
That is not like "alpha" vs the character. There "alpha" is a transliteration of that characters name in English.
Calling "a" "b" "c" as "a" "bo" "co" in Esperanto is like calling "a" "b" "c" as "ay" "bee" "sea" in English, attempting to transliterate the pronunciation into the host language.
In Esperanto, the letter "c" is pronounced as "co", but its name is "c".
May 26, 2017
I thought that was just how you pronounced them. Wouldn't referring to the letter as "'ĥ'" work?
April 29, 2017
