AL1103 Pronunciation and Accentuation

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Pronunciation and accentuation

Dr. Eduardo Tasis



Consonants:◦ and v have the same sound:

Balón, varón, vela, beso.

◦ :

Before a, o and u is a hard sound (as in ´car`): Casa, cocodrilo, cuerno.

Before e and i is a soft sound: cerilla, cigarro.

In most of Spain is like the English “Th” in “Thing”

In Canary Ilands, part of Andalucia and Latinamerica it

sounds as “s”

Dr. Eduardo Tasis



◦ g

:

Beforea

,o

andu

is a hard sound (as in “go”):

Gato, gusano, gorro.

Beforee

or i is a sound made in the throat, like “ch” in

Scottish “loch”: Gente, giro, gitano.

gu

a

is pronounced like “gw” in “Gwen”: Guante

gu

e, i

is pronounced like “go”. Guerra, Guisante

If a dieresis is placed over theü

the sound is “gw” as in

“Gwen”. Vergüenza

Dr. Eduardo Tasis



◦ h is always silent: Huella, herrero, herida, huérfano.

◦

j is the “ch” of the Scottish “Loch”: Jeringuilla, jarrón.

◦ ll is pronounced like “ll” in “pillon”: Llave, lluvia.

◦ ~n is pronounced like “gn” in “Gnochi”. baño, niño.

◦qu sounds like “K” in “Kilometer”. Queso

◦ r,rr

r at the beginning of the word and rr inside the word soundslike the “r” in “race”. Ratón, raqueta, rueda.

r inside the word is softer. araña, caravana.

Dr. Eduardo Tasis



◦x is pronounced as “ks”. Extra

◦ Y

is pronounced like ll when it works as a consonant andi, when it works as a vowel: Ya [lla], y (meaning “and”)

◦ z follows the same pattern as c+e,i: zapato, azucar.

◦ The remaining consonants are pronounced like inEnglish: d, f, l, m, n, p, s, t.

Dr. Eduardo Tasis



Vowels: always the same pronunciation.◦ a like “a “ in “rather”:

Animal, Alfredo, anarquía.

◦ e like “a” in “say”:

Elefante, Eduardo, melena.◦ i like “ee” in “bee”:

Iglesia, Miguel.

◦ o like o in “lost”.

Oscar, coche, mono.

◦ u like oo in “wood”.

Uso, muela.

Dr. Eduardo Tasis



Bate vuelo coche cena éxito

gente guapo guitarra hola jamón

Dr. Eduardo Tasis



Llave año queso rojo cuarto

zorro

Dr. Eduardo Tasis



In Spanish the stress is on the penultimatesyllable if the word ends in a vowel, n or s,and in the last syllable if the word ends in aconsonant other than n or s:◦ Casa, coche, chicas, ciudad, hotel, mantel.

Dr. Eduardo Tasis



Exceptions are marked with a written accent:◦ If the word ends in a vowel, n or s and the stress is

on the last syllable:

Camión, estrés, revés, champú, habló.

◦ If the word ends in consonant other than n or s andthe stress is on the penultimate syllable:

Lápiz, árbol.

◦ If the stress is on a syllable before the penultimate

one: Esdrú jula, mágico.

Dr. Eduardo Tasis



Gato lapiz camion papel

Azul pajaro

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The written accent is not used on words with onlyone syllable:◦ Ya, no, e…

◦ Except to distinguish meaning:

el (the) él (he) Mas (but) más (more)

Mi (my) mí (me)

Se (her/his/their self) sé (I know) imperative of ser

Si (if) sí (yes, oneself)

Solo (alone) sólo (only) Te (you object) té (tea)

Tu (your) tú (you subject)

Dr. Eduardo Tasis



Vowels (Diptongos e hiatos):◦ Strong: a, e, o

◦ Weak: i, u

Same syllable: Strong + weak, weak + strong, weak+weak: Biología, guapo, ruido, baile.

Different syllable: strong + strong: Maestro, feo, peor, roer.

But if we have a weak + a strong and they arepronounced in different syllables, then the weak has awritten accent on it and it is no longer weak butstrong: María, día, oído.

Dr. Eduardo Tasis

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