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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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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