Pronunciación
TEXT
THE MOST COMMON MISTAKE.
by Dr. Richard Grayson, University of West Florida.
Spanish-speaking people´s most common mistake in pronunciation is without a doubt the pronunciation of words that begin with "sp", for example: "speak", "special", "Spanish", etc.
They have a tendency to put an "e" in front of such words. For instance, the word "special", they pronounce "e-special"; "speak", "e-speak"; "Spanish", "e-Spanish", etc.
The following is an exercise to correct this. Pronounce the word first in Spanish, the second in English incorrectly, and the third in English correctly:
Sonido Texto |
Spanish | Incorrectly in English | Correctly in English |
especial | e-special | special |
español | e-spanish | spanish |
hablar | e-speak | speak |
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Now pronounce the following the same way:
Spanish | Incorrectly in English | Correctly in English |
Hablo español | I e-speak e-Spanish | I speak spanish |
Hablas español | You e-speak e-spanish | You speak spanish |
Él habla español | He e-speak e-spanish |
He speaks spanish |
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Now pronounce the following sentences:
- I speak special Spanish
- You speak special Spanish
- He speaks special Spanish
If you listen to my pronunciation and copy it, you will have eliminated the most common error made by spanish-speaking people.
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VOCABULARY
Spanish-speaking | de habla española (no "Spanish spoken") | etc. | etc. (pronounced etcetera, not "E-T-C") |
for instance | por ejemplo | following | siguiente |
mistake | error | the same way |
el mismo modo |
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