1 guide to basic spanish pronunciation tcss professional development workshop june 2015

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GUIDE TO GUIDE TO BASIC SPANISH BASIC SPANISH

PRONUNCIATIONPRONUNCIATION

TCSS Professional TCSS Professional Development Workshop Development Workshop

June 2015June 2015

Can you say these words?

• taco

• burrito

• Pepe

• tortilla

• jalapeño

• tequila2

Then you already know most of

what you need to pronounce words

in Spanish correctly!

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To pronounce Spanish correctly To pronounce Spanish correctly

85% of what you need to know 85% of what you need to know is found in three things:is found in three things:

•TTAACCOO•BBUURRRRIITOTO•PPEEPPEE

A = “ah” O= “oh”A = “ah” O= “oh”

U = “ooh” I = “ee”U = “ooh” I = “ee”

E = “ay”E = “ay”

Complied in part from the Singing the Basics CD by Todd Hawkins at http://mentalnotemedia.com/.

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The Other 15%The Other 15%

• LLLL = “y” like in = “y” like in tortillatortilla • JJ = “h” like in = “h” like in jalapeñojalapeño• ÑÑ = “ni” like in = “ni” like in jalapeñojalapeño• QUQU = “k” like in = “k” like in tequilatequila (*treat as a unit)(*treat as a unit)• HH = always = always silent silent (*but CH still sounds like “Ch-uh”) (*but CH still sounds like “Ch-uh”)

• V V = more like a = more like a soft soft “B“B””• R R = is trilled and = is trilled and RRRR is “extra” trilled! is “extra” trilled!

– To practice it, isolate the “tt” sound in the To practice it, isolate the “tt” sound in the English word “butter”.English word “butter”.

• ACCENTSACCENTS= where stress falls = where stress falls

TipTip: Just “go with it” like you're speaking English! : Just “go with it” like you're speaking English! This works most of the time, except these things.This works most of the time, except these things.

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PRACTICE

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bicicletaPRACTICE

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funeralPRACTICE

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doctorPRACTICE

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chocolatePRACTICE

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naturalPRACTICE

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gasolinaPRACTICE

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tornadoPRACTICE

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radicalPRACTICE

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violenciaPRACTICE

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capitalPRACTICE

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fatalPRACTICE

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realPRACTICE

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federalPRACTICE

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automóvilPRACTICE

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prácticaPRACTICE

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melónPRACTICE

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posiblePRACTICE

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carroPRACTICE

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plantasPRACTICE

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radioPRACTICE