The Names of the Letters

Foundations

A vowel is named by its sound, and a consonant is its sound plus o.

How It Works

The vowels a e i o u are named by their own sound. Each consonant name is the consonant plus o: bo, do, ĉo. That o is only a helping vowel. It is not the noun ending.

WordSpelled aloud
lingvo (language)lo, i, no, go, vo, o
Anaa, no, a
Annoa, no, no, o (two n)
IJKi, jo, ko

IJK is short for Internacia Junulara Kongreso, a youth congress. Many abbreviations are said with the letter names, one after the other. When you tell a host in another country how to write your name, spell it with these names.

Examples (4)

  1. Mia nomo estas Ana: a, no, a.

    My name is Ana: a, no, a.

    The vowels keep their own names and the consonant n is no.

  2. Ewa diras: lo, i, no, go, vo, o. Jen la vorto lingvo.

    Ewa says: lo, i, no, go, vo, o. Here is the word lingvo.

    Six letter names spell lingvo.

  3. La nomo Anno havas du no.

    The name Anno has two n.

    A double letter is spelled with its name twice.

  4. Wei kaj Fatima iras al la IJK.

    Wei and Fatima are going to the IJK.

    IJK is said with the letter names: i, jo, ko.

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The Names of the LettersFoundations

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