All the words have, in fact, been formed from international stems, that is to say those which are common to the majority of European languages, with the result that they are immediately recognised by everyone of medium education. It is not necessary therefore to learn a new language; _the international language is the quintessence of the European ones_. It is, however, incomparably more easy than any of them on account of its simplicity and absolute regularity; there are _no useless rules_, and _no exceptions_. It can be learnt by reading it; as soon as one can read it one can write it; as soon as one can write it one can speak it. And experience has proved that the differences of pronunciation amongst people of the most diverse countries are insignificant and cause no trouble at all. To sum up, the _linguo internaciona_ is a simplified and improved Esperanto, very analogous to primitive Esperanto, but possessing the advantage over the latter of being immediately intelligible, so that it is destined to become _the_ international language. Besides, it has already received the warm approval and support of many of the earliest and best Esperantists. It alone, thanks to the support of the scientific and literary men of the Delegation and Committee, has a chance of being adopted some day by Governments and of being introduced into the schools of all countries. The following pages provide a key which enables one to read a text in this language. GRAMMAR. @Pronunciation.@--All letters are pronounced, and have always the same sound: _a_ (as in _father_), _c_ (like _ts_), _e_ (like _e_ in _set_, or _a_ in _fate_), _g_ (always hard, as in _go_), _i_ (like _ee_ in _sweet_), _j_ (either as in English, or like the French _j_ in _journal_), _o_ (like _o_ in _not_ or like _o_ in _go_), _q_ (_qu_ as in English, or like _kv_), _s_ (unvoiced), _u_ (like _oo_ in _too_), _x_ (like _ks_ or _gz_), _y_ (as in English), _z_ (as in English), _ch_ (as in _church_), _sh_ (as in English), _au_ (like _ow_ in _how_), _eu_ (= _e-u_). It will be seen that a _certain amount_ of latitude is permitted, in order to suit the convenience of different nations. _Stress_ (tonic accent) on the penultimate syllable, except in the infinitive, when it falls on the last syllable (@-ar@, @-ir@, @-or@). Since _y_ is a consonant, it does not count as a separate syllable (@fluvyo@). @Definite Article.@--@La@, for all genders and numbers. @Substantive.@--Ends in _-o_ in the singular, in _-i_ in the plural. @Adjective.@--Is invariable, and ends in _-a_. @Personal Pronouns.@--@Me@ = _I_, @tu@ = _thou_, @vu@ = _you_ (singular), @il@ = _he_ or _it_ (masculine), @el@ = _she_ or _it_ (feminine), @ol@ = _it_ (thing); @ni@ = _we_, @vi@ = _you_ (plural), @li@ = _they_ (all genders). If distinction is necessary, @ili@ = _they_ (masculine), @eli@ = _they_ (feminine), @oli@ = _they_ (neuter).