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Spanish Pronunciation
1.
Pronunciation & the
Rules for Accent Marks Have you noticed that English-speakers tend to change vowel sounds to produce an "accent"? For instance, in the South, a "Sprite" becomes a "Sprahte"; in New York a "soda" becomes a "soder", in Western Pennsylvania an "orange" becomes an "arnge". In Spanish, the vowels remain constant and it is the consonants that vary: Castillian Spanish-speakers use the "theta" sound for Ci, Ce and Z - it sounds like the "th" in the word "tooth". So in Madrid, the word zapatos sounds like `thah-PAH-tos'. In Argentina and Uruguay, y and ll sound like the "zh" in rouge and garage, instead of the "y" sound used everywhere else. We will be learning standard Latin American Spanish in this course. Just keep in mind that you will hear regional differences among Spanish speakers. Vowels There are only five vowels in Spanish, and they are always pronounced in the same manner. A E I O U (ah as in "father") (eh as in"egg") (ee as in "police") (o as in "vote") (u as in "flute") The O is always long O (as in the English word "vote"). The long O is often the hardest vowel to keep straight. To practice keeping your vowel sounds clear, listen in the audio exercises to how the speakers pronounce words, and imitate their pronunciation carefully. Remember, there are no silent vowels. Cine is a two-syllable word: CI-ne (“SEE-neh”) The three rules of pronunciation covering accent marks and basic word stress: Rule #1: Words that end in S, N or a vowel are stressed on the next to last syllable. For example: es-tu-di-AN-te PE-rros pro-fe-SO-ra re-Pi-tan Rule #2: Words that end in all other consonants (not S or N) are stressed on the last syllable. For example: bo-rra-DOR re-LOJ pa-RED es-pa-ÑOL Rule #3: Words that do not obey the first two rules require an written accent mark on the stressed syllable. For example: es-cri-BIÓ po-li-CÍ-a lec-CIÓN LÁ-piz ©1996 Deborah Lemon all rights reserved
2.
Vowel Grouping There are
two ways to categorize types of vowels: Grouping 1: How vowels relate to other vowels Strong vowels Weak vowels A, E, O I, U Grouping 2: How vowels relate to consonants (this is covered on the Alphabet Page) Strong vowels Weak vowels A, O, U I, E We’re going to focus on Grouping #1 -How vowels relate to other vowels Strong vowels each count as a separate syllable and are voiced equally (pronounced as a separate Pairing vowels together will affect how a vowel is pronounced: syllable): vi-de-o ta-re-a al-mo-ha-da* *remember the "h" is silent! However, a weak and a strong vowel count as one vowel sound and glide together. This single sound is called a "diphthong". sue-gra far-ma-cia i-dio-ta oi-ga Mau-ri-cio In a diphthong the stronger vowel will carry the stress and be pronounced louder. The weak Spanish u When two weak vowels make a diphthong the stress rests on the second of the two weak vowels. takes on an English w sound while the weak Spanish i will take on an English y sound. cuidado viuda Any variation in pronunciation from these rules requires a written accent: The Stress should be on the second Weak vowel but isn't: flúido The Stress should be on the Strong vowel but isn't: leído baúl ©1996 Deborah Lemon all rights reserved
3.
Accents marks also
determine meaning. Accent marks change word meanings as much as changing any other letter would. When you see a one-syllable word wearing an accent mark, you know that there is another identical word but without the accent mark that means something completely different: siwithout an accent mark el without an accent mark tu without an accent mark means “if” means “the” means your vs. vs. vs. sí with an accent mark él with an accent mark tú with an accent mark which means “yes” which means “he” which means “you” All Interrogatives (question words) have accent marks ©1996 Deborah Lemon all rights reserved
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