Breton/Introductory lessons/Breton Pronunciation

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Introduction: this is an introductory lesson.

It should teach students how to pronounce Breton and how to write Breton.

Near the end of this lecture, you will find a dictionary and place for global discussions.

Universal keyboard
This link allows to type all accentuated letters.

Listen first !

 * Gerioù kentañ e Brezhoneg (First words in Breton) [[Image:E_Brezhoneg.ogg]]


 * Some stories told by Breton native speakers


 * Ar sakrist hag ar marc'hadour-lousoù (The sacristan and the herbs remedies seller)


 * Roched un den eürus (the shirt of a happy man)

Pronunciation rules
The Breton alphabet

A simplified notation of the International Phonetic Alphabet is used, accordingly to the one chosen in « Grammaire bretonne » from Roparz Hemon (Al Liamm - 1984).

Note : the letter “v” in final is pronounced “o” or “u” ; this may also be the case within a word. For instance: Here write down your own explanation of the pronunciation if you feel it different from that one up:
 * « war-sav » (stand up) is pronounced “war-sao”
 * « levr » (book) is pronounced “leor”.

"gn" /n´/ as: ñ (Spanish: "español")


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Different spelling systems

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Basic dictionary

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