2. The vowels of the alphabet are pronounced as follows:

"a" as in "far".

"e" as in "fiance", like "a" in "fate".

[Footnote: This "long a" sound in English frequently ends with a

vanish,--a brief terminal sound of "short i" which makes the vowel

slightly diphthongal, as in "day", "aye". Such a vanish must

not be given to any of the Esperanto vowels.]

"i" as in "machine".

"o" as in "toll", "for".

"u" as in "rude", "rural".

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