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Lesson
of the Week: Spanish Pronunciation part 1
From the
La
Bamba Grammar Chapter
Natural
Stress
Do Spanish words seem hard to pronounce? Don’t worry, there
are a few keys that can help you master Spanish pronunciation. Natural
stress helps you identify the part of the word you naturally emphasize
a little more. Look at the following English words:
ACcents
are not COMplicated
SPAnish is EAsy
In Spanish,the
most common endings for words are S, N,
or vowels (a,e,i,o,u)—and the natural stress is
on the second to last syllable. Listen to how strange these
words sound if you pronounce them wrong:
 Click
to hear an mp3 of these words being sung
Even when
a word has many syllables, the natural stress for words ending in
S, N,or a VOWEL is still on the second
to last. For words ending in a consonant besides N or S, the natural
stress is on the last syllable. Look at the following examples:
| |
last
syllable |
|
2nd
to last syllable |
| bailar |
baiLAR |
marinero |
mah-ree-NEH-roh |
| realidad |
realiDAD |
arriba |
ah-RREE-bah |
| control |
conTROL |
necesita |
neh-seh-SEE-tah |
Listen to an mp3 of these
words
La Bamba
Sound
Puzzle
Worksheet/Activity:
Pronunciation
Quiz: Pronunciation
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Travel Phrases
of the Week:
Tastes, preferences, needs
| no
me gusta |
I
don't like |
| me
gusta |
I
like |
| me
encanta |
I
love it! |
| prefiero |
I
prefer |
| me
gustaría |
I
would like |
| no
importa |
it
doesn't matter |
| es
necesario |
it's
necessary |
| es
importante |
it's
important |
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