Saturday, July 16, 2011

Las Vocales -practice the sounds

Pronunciation of Spanish Vowels

Today, we will practice the sounds of the vowels to help you with pronunciation. First, I'll pair the vowels with consonants. Next, I'll pronounce some sentences which have each of the vowels. Thirdly, I'll pronounce some words for you so pay special attention to the sound of the vowels.



Some words that might have been included in the following video. After the video you will find a vocabulary list.

VOCABULARY
 
SPANISH
ENGLISH
hasta
Until
tal
Such
nada
nothing
mañana
Morning, tomorrow
natural
natural
normal
normal
fascinante
fascinating
Me
Me (direct object);to, for me (indirect object);
myself
qué
Used with an accent to ask or express surprise. (What….?, What…..!)
Pérez
Family last name
usted
Formal form of you
rebelde
Rebel; rebellious
excelente
excellent
elegante
elegant
así
This way;so,thus
Señorita
Miss, Young Lady
Así  así
So so
permiso
permission
diligente
Diligent
imposible
impossible
tímido
timid
Yo
I
Cómo
Adverb used with an accent to ask  How?  Or exclamatory How!
Noches
nights
Profesor
professor
Señor
mister
Generoso
generous
Uno
one
Usted
Formal form of you
You (subjective pronoun)
Mucho
much
Perú
Latin American Country
Lupe
Short for Guadalupe
Úrsula
If that is your name make sure to write the accent for Spanish flavor!




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