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Hoy es la Parte III de la pronunciación española
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Parte I: las vocales
Parte II: las consonantes
¡Ya es sábado! – It’s Saturday already!
¿Tienes planes para el fin de semana? – Do you have plans for the weekend?
In Part 3 of Pronunciation, we’ll practice the Spanish c, g and r
1.
The Spanish ‘c’
Just like English, Spanish has “soft” c and “hard” c
For example, pronounce these words in English: celebration, city, concentration, calcium
Now pronounce these:
cat, cookie, cucumber, class, crayon, music, discount, calculate
In Spanish the “soft c” is also ce, ci = s
cebra – zebra
cebolla – onion
cena – dinner
cerca – near, close
cerrado – closed
cilantro
cinco – 5
cine – cinema
civil
circunstancia – circumstance
solución – solution
In Spanish the “hard c” is also ca, co, cu, cl, cr = k
música – music
casa – house
coche – car
cocina – kitchen
cuchara – spoon
cuando – when
¡Claro! – Of course!
cliente
Veracruz
crema – cream or Mexican sour cream
**Note that the ch is just like English:
chocolate
chicle – gum
cachucha – cap (in Mexico)
chubasquero – raincoat
2.
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The Spanish ‘g’
Like English, Spanish has “soft” g and “hard” g
For example, say these words in English: George, giant, age, register
Now say these: gate, got, gust, glass, grain, organ, program
In Spanish the “soft g” is also ge, gi =h (hey, he)
gente – people
generalmente – generally
geología – geology
biología – biology
gigante – giant
registrar – register
gimansio – gym
Jorge – George
In Spanish the “hard g” is ga, go, gu, gl, gr = like English
gato – cat
goma – rubber
gusano – worm
global – global
gracias – thanks
amigo -friend
regresar – to return
NOW FOR SOME REAL FUN!!!
3.
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The Spanish “r”
the single “r”. (ere)
If it starts a word, it’s as good as a double “rr”
(This sound does NOT exist in English)
radio
Roberto
representante – representative
reservar – to reserve
ropa – clothes
If the ‘r’ is in the middle of a word or ends a word, it’s like the English “d”
(This sound does exist in English)
para – for, in order to
cara – face
estudiar – to study
mira – look
quiero – I want
trabajar – to work
Double “rr” (erre)
carro – car
perro – dog
tierra – earth, land
zorro – fox
ferretería – hardware store
abarrotes -groceries
Abarrotería – little grocery store
More fun with Trabalenguas!
Trabalenguas – Tongue twisters. Repite 3 veces tan rápido como sea posible (say them 3 times as fast as possible)
1. Cinco celebraciones en el centro
2. camisa, cocina, cuchara
3. Jorge registra a la gente
4. treinta trompetas tranquilas
5. carro con perro con ferrocarril
Action step: Say the tongue twisters 3 times everyday for the next week to really work the sound and pronunciation. Pay special attention to the ‘soft g’ ge, gi – it can be tricky to remember.
Here is to YOUR Spanish success!
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