Re: [lojban] First doubts

[vitci'i <celestialcognition@gmail.com>]

On 09/01/2012 03:56 AM, Greezael Think wrote:
> -Pronunciation. First, I'm a native Spanish speaker, so it's possible that 
> I find it difficult just because its differences with Spanish. But I'm 
> pretty sure differentiating "j" and "c" is difficult for everyone. I've 
> tried hard, and between vowels I can use them, but for example I can't say 
> "lojban" and make it sound different from an hypothetical "locban". At the 
> beginning I also had problems with "y", but even if it can be difficult to 
> pronounce, at least is easy to see how it's a different sound from the 
> others.

Unfortunately, it's not possible to achieve perfect compatibility with
every language, though Lojban does try to minimize this sort of thing.
English speakers have similar difficulty distinguishing {k} from {x} or
{x} from {'}, and a lot of us get it wrong.

{j} is voiced, like {d}, {b}, {g}. If you draw it out you make a noise
like a motorcycle engine revving.

{c} in unvoiced, like {t}, {p}, {k}. If you draw it out you make a noise
like two sheets of paper sliding past each other.

http://soundcloud.com/caravandeadbolt/lojban-jy-cy

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