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Title: La pronunciaci


1
La pronunciación
  • El sistema fonológico del español
  • (The sound system of Spanish)

2
Las vocales
  • A has the sound of ah as in father.
  • E has the sound of a as in late.
  • I has the sound of e as in beet.
  • O has the sound of o as in wrote.
  • U has the sound of oo as in boot.

3
Vowel Combinations
  • A, E, O are strong vowels.
  • U and I are weak vowels.
  • A combination of two strong vowels is pronounced
    as two syllables.
  • leer maestro
  • A combination of weak strong is a dipthong (one
    syllable), with greater stress on the strong
    vowel.
  • baila cierra
  • A combination of weak weak is a dipthong (one
    syllable), with the stress on the second vowel.
  • ruido

4
Los diptongos
  • aiay like i in side
  • baile hay
  • au like ou in sound
  • causa
  • eiey like ey in they
  • reina, rey
  • eu like may-you without y
  • deuda
  • oi oy like oy in boy
  • oiga soy
  • i or y before a vowel like y in yes
  • bien apoyo
  • u before a vowel like w in well
  • fuente agua

5
Accented weak vowels
  • When a weak vowel carries a written accent mark,
    the pronunciation is stressed on that vowel.
  • tío baúl
  • NOTE familia historia
  • biología geografía

6
La acentuación
  • If a word ends in a vowel, n or s, the second to
    the last (penultimate) syllable is stressed. Such
    words are called palabras graves.
  • zapato, zapatos, divide, dividen
  • If the word ends in a consonant other than n or
    s, the last syllable is stressed. Such words are
    called palabras agudas.
  • verdad, practicar

7
Breaking rules of accentuation
  • If the word is pronounced contrary to those two
    rules, an accent mark is written over the vowel
    that must be stressed. These types of words are
    called palabras esdrújulas.
  • tendré difícil
  • Note crimen crímenes

8
Las consonantes
  • B and V
  • These two letters have the same value in Spanish.
  • At the start of a word or after m and n, they
    sound like the English b.
  • bomba enviar ambos
  • In all other positions, they sound like a b
    without touching ones lips together.
  • caber severo

9
  • C
  • There are two different values for the letter C.
  • C before a, o, u or a consonant sounds like k in
    keep.
  • caminar contar culebra acto
  • C before e, i sounds like th in thin or s in same
    (This is called seseo, and is used in Latin
    America and parts of Analusia, Spain.)
  • cinco hacer
  • NOTE Both sounds are heard in the following
    words acción sección (Not sh)

10
  • D
  • There are three different values, depending upon
    the position and context.
  • At the start of a word and after l, n, the letter
    d sounds like the English d.
  • dama aldea, andar
  • Between vowels and after consonants other than l,
    n, the sound of d is more relaxed, and sounds
    like the th in this.
  • pide, pardo
  • As the last letter of a word, the d become
    further relaxed or altogether omitted.
  • usted verdad

11
  • F
  • F has the sound of f in for.
  • fama informe

12
  • G
  • There are three different values depending on
    position and context.
  • Before e or i g sounds like a Spanish j, which
    makes the sound of ch in Bach.
  • general gitano
  • At the start of a word and after n, the sound is
    g like in get.
  • gloria tengo
  • In all other positions, the g sounds like g in
    get, only not as explosive.
  • haga agosto

13
  • gue, gui The u is silent, except when marked
    by a diaeresis.
  • guerra guitarra pingüino antigüedad
  • gua All letters are sounded.
  • guapo

14
  • H
  • H is always silent!
  • hola (ola)
  • Hay (ay)
  • hermano (ermano)
  • bahía (baía)

15
  • J
  • J at the beginning of a word or in the middle of
    a word has a strong gutteral sound, not found in
    English. It is like the ch in the word Bach.
  • jota baraja
  • J at the end of a word is silent.
  • reloj

16
  • K
  • K is pronounced like the k in kick, but without
    the aspiration.
  • kilómetro

17
  • L
  • L is pronounced like the l in love.
  • limón fácil
  • LL
  • LL is pronounced like lli in million or like the
    y in yes. In parts of Latin America and Spain,
    the ll is pronounced like j in juice.
  • calle ella, millón

18
  • M
  • The letter m is pronounced like the m in made.
  • madre caminar

19
  • N
  • N is pronounced like n in none, except before a
    written v.
  • nadie, pan
  • When n comes before a written v, it sounds like
    m.
  • enviar sin valor

20
  • Ñ
  • The letter ñ approximates the sound of ni in
    onion.
  • niño ñandú

21
  • P
  • P sound like the p in put, but without the
    aspiration.
  • papá

22
  • Q
  • Q sounds like the k in kick, without the
    aspiration. It is always followed by a silent u.
  • que quince

23
  • R
  • R has a single trill, but is pronounced with a
    stronger trill (rr) at the start of a word (or
    after l, n, s).
  • coro rápido
  • RR
  • RR has a strong trill.
  • carro irreal

24
  • S
  • For the most part s sounds like the s in same.
  • casa, Isabel
  • Before b, d, g, l, m, n the letter s is often
    pronounced like s in rose. (a soft z sound)
  • desde mismo

25
  • T
  • Like the t in tame, but without the aspiration.
  • tanto

26
  • W
  • The letter w is found in loan words from other
    languages. It can be pronounced as a Spanish b/v,
    like an English v, or like an English w.
  • week end

27
  • X
  • Between vowels, the letter x is usually
    pronounced like x in tax or like gs in eggs.
  • examen
  • Before a consonant x is often pronounced like s
    in same.
  • extra

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  • Y
  • The letter y is normally pronounced like the y in
    yes.
  • Yo mayo Loyola
  • In emphatic speech, it is pronounced like the j
    in jam.
  • In Chile and in Argentina, it is pronounced like
    the s in leisure.

29
  • Z
  • The letter z is pronounced like th in thin, but
    like s in same in Latin America and in parts of
    Andalusia, Spain. (This is known as seseo.)
  • zapato luz

30
  • A E I O U
  • El burro sabe más que tú.
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