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The letters, which are not found in Latin alphabet, can be written in text by adding "X" mark.

The majority of letters in esperanto are written and pronounced as in Latin or Lithuanian. Only these are different: cx\č\, gx\dž\, hx\ch\, jx\ž\, sx\š\, ux\ u in diphthongs\. For example: cxeko-čeko\cheque\, gxentila-džentila\polite\, hxoro\choro\chorus\, sxako\šako\chess\, auxtobuso\autobuso\bus\. Only ux forms diphthongs aux and eux. Other vowels do not merge with each other and must be read separately. for example: balau - bala-u\sweep\, neu - ne-u\go\, ingxeniero - indženi-e-ro\engineer. All the sounds in esperanto are pronounced narrowly. The last but one syllable is always stressed.