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Silmelirie
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on: February 14, 2014 10:16
Hi!

I got a little bit confused with the pronunciation of "o" and "ó". The link for the other site with sound files didn't help much either.

Just to be sure...

O is pronounced like "clOck".
Ó like "Oh, lOrd!".

Right?
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on: February 14, 2014 12:01
The sound of ó is like the Italian closed o. You can hear it on the following page:
http://languagespeedway.com/page/official/italian/pronunciation1vowels


[Edited on 02/14/2014 by dirk_math]
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Silmelirie
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on: February 14, 2014 12:11
Thanks, dirk_math!

Quenya sounds a lot like my own language.
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on: April 17, 2014 11:40
I found this helpful.
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on: July 01, 2014 01:22
Ó is longer than O.
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