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Spanish pronunciation

Spanish pronunciation. A guide http://tiny.cc/b7eju. Vowels. In Spanish, the vowels always sound the same, unlike in English. So, whenever you see an ‘e’, it will always need to be pronounced like the e in ‘get’. A = c a t, E = g e t, I = f i t, O = h o t, U = h oo p.

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Spanish pronunciation

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  1. Spanish pronunciation A guide http://tiny.cc/b7eju

  2. Vowels In Spanish, the vowels always sound the same, unlike in English. So, whenever you see an ‘e’, it will always need to be pronounced like the e in ‘get’. • A = cat, • E = get, • I = fit, • O = hot, • U = hoop The red vowels are HARD. The blue vowels are SOFT. These make a difference when following G or C, see later…

  3. Consonants we find difficult: C ( K before a hard vowel : a, o, u) ( TH before a soft vowel : e,i. The TH sounds like the end of teeth) cinco – has both sounds. [THinKo] cero – the-ro

  4. Consonants we find difficult: Z Always pronounced ‘th’ like the last two letters of teeth. lápiz – lap-eeth It is important to pronounce the soft c and z as th, not f. Practise pronouncing ‘thin’ and ‘fin’ correctly in English.

  5. Consonants we find difficult: Z & soft C It is important to pronounce the soft c and z as th, not f. Practise pronouncing these English pairs:thin and fin three and free They do not sound the same so make sure you don’t say them the same! The th sound is important!

  6. Consonants we find difficult: J & soft G J and G (before a soft vowel : e,i) These sound like a hard H sound in the back of your throat, like the ch in loch or the cc in leccy (Liverpool stylee!) conejo – kon – E – xho garaje – ga – ra - xhay gente – xhen -tay

  7. Consonants we find difficult: ñ (ny) The tilde on the top means there is an added ‘y’ sound Españaaño Español

  8. Consonants we find difficult:LL The double l sounds like the y in ‘yes’ Me llamogallina

  9. Consonants we find difficult: R and RR Practise rolling your ‘r’. The rr is longer and stronger than the r pero perro caro carro

  10. Consonants we find difficult: V&B These two sound fairly similar (and in some regions identical). Neither are as strong as in English. Try making a softer sound. vivo vino veinte barato

  11. Stress • Spanish words are generally stressed on the last syllable: comer, hotel, individual, español • If a word ends in a vowel, n or s, the stress is on the penultimate syllable: perro, España • Where this isn’t the case, a stressmark tells us where the stress should be pronounced:habitación, lápiz, comí.

  12. Practise pronouncing these Spanish words:

  13. Practise pronouncing these Spanish words:

  14. Practise pronouncing these Spanish words:

  15. Practise pronouncing these Spanish words:

  16. Useful places to find additional pronunciation practice: 1) Youtube tutoring: • http://tiny.cc/a0phu • http://tiny.cc/gm7epwx6b8 (see a Spanish boy learn his RR!) • http://tiny.cc/4szpu2 • http://tiny.cc/rpr6w • Songs help you to pronounce as well! Search youtube for ‘canción+ letra’ (song + lyrics) and you’ll have plenty to choose from, eg: • http://tiny.cc/9yu30 (PLENARY) • http://tiny.cc/6df9w (the song starts after 15 seconds) • http://tiny.cc/iiqx8 • http://tiny.cc/l4a4w • http://tiny.cc/yiljm Spanish Alphabet and Pronunciation

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