Key Albanian sounds, including its distinctive consonant digraphs and the schwa vowel, for accurate pronunciation. Front: the sound pattern or example word. Back: meaning plus a plain-English pronunciation note.
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- ë
- A schwa vowel, like the a in English sofa
- ç
- Pronounced like ch in English church
- xh
- Pronounced like j in English jam
- zh
- Pronounced like the s in English measure
- gj
- A palatalized g sound, softer than English g, similar to gy in Hungarian
- nj
- Pronounced like ny in canyon
- ll
- A dark, velarized l, pronounced further back in the mouth than English l
- rr
- A strongly trilled or rolled r, distinct from the single tapped r
- th
- Pronounced like the unvoiced th in English think
- dh
- Pronounced like the voiced th in English this
- sh
- Pronounced like sh in English ship
- q
- A soft palatal stop, between English ky and ch, as in cute said quickly
- Faleminderit
- Thank you. Stress falls on the third syllable, de
- Përshëndetje
- Hello. The ë sounds are quick, unstressed schwas
- Shqipëri
- Albania. The initial shq cluster blends smoothly, unlike in English
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