Spanich promouncation
CAstilatin vs Latin spnaish
- the way C & Z are pronounced before i & e
-> castiliam with TH sound
-> lantin with s sound
- Both pronounce letter V as B
Common promounation rules
Letter -> promounation
A -> ah
e -> ey
i -> ee
o -> oh
u -> oo
h -> slient
j -> h
ll -> y
ñ -> ni in onion (alt-164 to type)
g -> g
c -> K
(before e or i)
g -> h
C -> s
(between 2 vowels)
d -> th
(accents)
agado -> stress letter
(á,é,í,ó,ú) ^
dieresis -> w sound
( ä, ë, ï, ö, ü, ÿ)^
(only in front of e or i) ^
tilde -> see ñ
Accent marks
Example - name -> keyboard shortcut (windows) English keyboard
À - agado -> CTRL + ' then release then type letter (aeiou)
ë - dieresis -> CTRL +shift + : then release then type letter (aeiouy)
ñ - tilde -> CTRL + shift + ~ then release then type letter (ANO)
Emphasis Rule
End in vowel (a,e,i,o,u) - > emphasis second to last syllable
End in N or S -> emphasis second to last syllable
end in consonant (not n/s) -> emphasis last syllable
Common Starting Phrases
es necesario -> it's necessary
es imporante -> it's important
es posible -> it's possible
es imposible -> it's imposible
es fácil -> it's easy
es difícil -> it's difficult
common starting verbs
Dar -> to give
usar -> to use
hablar -> to speak
trabajar -> to work
practicar -> to practice
ayudar -> to help
estudiar -> to study
pagar -> to pay
comprar -> to buy
llenar -> to fill (out)