THE VOWELS are a, e, i, o, u and are sounded as in the words
There are two
THE ACCENT or stress of voice falls (1) on the last syllable of the infinitive
(
(2) on the last syllable but one of other words.
(3) But in polysyllabic roots,
MANUSCRIPT. - The written forms of certain letters differ slightly in
different countries. In international correspondence it is then advisable
to choose these forms that most resemble the italic printed letters,
especially in the case of capitals; e.g. the small
PRONUNCIATION EXERCISE
Ka
vu
ja
lernas
la
nova
linguo
Kah
voo
zhah
lâirnahs
lah
nôhvah
lêengwoh
internaciona?
Me
komencis
studiar
ol
ante
eentairnahtsiôhnah?
meh
kohmêntsees
stoodeâhr
ohl
âhnteh
kelka
dii,
e
me
trovas,
ke
ol
esas
vere
kêlkah
dêe-ee,
eh
meh
trôhvahs,
keh
ohl
êhsahs
vêhreh
tre
facila.
Omna-die
me
lektas
texto
dum
treh
fahtsêelah.
ômnah-dêe-eh
meh
lêktahs
têkstoh
doom
un
horo;
me
sempre
lektas
laute.
Ka
vu
oon
hôhro;
meh
sêmpreh
lêktahs
lôuteh.
Ka
voo
komprenas
to?
komprêhnahs
toh?
Complete Manual - Lesson 1
LESSON I.
ARTICLE. - The definite article (
patr-ulo,
NOUN. - The noun ends in -o in the singular; in -i in the plural:
frat-ulo,
la frat-ino,
ADJECTIVE. - The adjective ends in -a (singular and plural):
bon-a,
bona patrulo, bona patruli.
VERB. - The present infinitive of verbs ends in -ar (bearing the accent or stress of voice):
kred-ar,
The present tense ends in -as:
me kred-as,
The past infinitive ends in -ir (accented):
kred-ir,
The past tense ends in -is:
me kred-is,
me don-is,
QUESTIONS. - Questions are asked by beginning the sentence with kad:
Kad vu kredas?
Kad vu komprenis?
If there is a word like
Ube vu lojas?
NEGATION. - The word ne,
Il ne esas,
DO, DID. - The English auxiliaries,
Kad vu venas?
Il ne dicas.
Kad vu parolis?
Li ne iris.
AFFIXES. - Gender is usually left unmarked in Ido, as is often the case in English:
filio,
When necessary, the suffix -ul marks masculine, -in feminine:
fili-ul-o,
kuz-ul-o,
doktor-ul-o,
When necessary, the prefix ge- marks common gender (both sexes together):
ge-patri,
ge-avi,
ge-filii,
A few words are of one gender only:
viro,
The suffix -id denotes