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| One
very good thing about Spanish is that the vowels are all
pretty clear cut. |
| Santa Barbara |
Every
single a
in this name sounds the same. |
A |
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Always
sounds like a
as in father. |
| Métete en ese. |
Every single
e
in this phrase sounds the same. |
E |
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Always
sounds like e
as in met, let,
bet, wet,
etc. |
| Dividí y dividí. |
Every single
i
in this phrase sounds the same. |
I |
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Always
sounds like ee
as in seen. |
| Como poco coco. |
Every single
o
in this phrase sounds the same. |
O |
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Close
to English o
in sore, bore,
more ... but
shorter. |
| Tu kudú,
su kudú. |
Every single
u
in this phrase sounds the same. |
U |
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Always
sounds like oo
as in moon,
but shorter. |
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Click
on the black button to hear about the formation
of these letters. |
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| Those
vowels are gonna take a lot of work for some people,
... yet others get it the first time. |
| So
what !!! |
| Just
WORK AT IT, and it'll happen. |
| Learning
a language is a great investment of time. |
| We
won't go into "what the value is" just yet ... (save
that for a
rainy day) ... |
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And
the time is gonna pass anyway. |
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| Ever
get bored? |
| I
spend lots of "free time" just learning a word or
two in any other language that I don't already know
the word in in the first place. |
| Hmmmmm,
... |
| That's
not really a commentary on TV or any other entertainment,
... |
| Remember
that !!! |
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Now,
... every time you see the letter "A"
in these pages (especially when they're
all in Spanish) |
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then that letter should be pronounced .
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And,
... any time you see the letter "E"
when there's lots of Spanish there, |
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then that letter ought to be pronounced.
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Any time you see the letter "I"
in Spanish, it's. |
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And "O"
is always gonna be. |
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"U"
is. |
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| If
you ever see any of those vowels (a, e, i, y, o,
u) preceded by an "H" - the "H" is silent. |
| It
makes NO sound. |
| The
letters together: HA, HE, HI, HO, HU: |
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...
sound exactly like the A, E, I, O, & U. |
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furthermore, ... to add confusion to your already
distraught mind ... |
| The
letter "Y" within a word, or AS a
word itself, is pronounced like the "I." |
| So,
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There!!!
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| That's
all out. |
| Just
concentrate and it makes sense. |
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| Now,
let's get some practice out of those sounds, and
work 'em to death until your brain is convinced
that you're not looking at English letters any more. |
| Those
AREN'T English letters
any more. |
| Now
they're a different language's letters, too. |
| And
saying them like "English letters" can mess up the
learning process so you sound like: ________. |
| Ok. |
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Here
are the exercises: |
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| You
want to click on each letter going across the rows
the first time, then up and down the next time,
then round and round the next time, ... but you
wanna get to where you're ready to say each "sound"
as you just look at the letters. |
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No
more English here !!! |
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| No
panic! |
| Remember, |
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the "H" is silent, |
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and the "Y" sounds just like the "I." |
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| If
that's not enough for today, you can go on to the
next lesson. |
| Or,
... |
...
you can study THIS
PAGE and really get into the "sound" of things! |
| Come
back tomorrow, and see what else you can learn. |
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