Let's Practice: Pronunciation

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[SPEAKING SPANISH] Let's practice. So let's start with this one, number uno. How would you say this word? "Dah-blay-dah." Numer dos, "Ah-pay-tee-toh." Notice how tight the I is, "ah-pay-tee-toh." Tres, "ahs-mah.," "ahs-mah." [SPANISH] "ee-bue-pro-fay-noh," "ee-bue-pro-fay-noh."

Cinco, "pro-duke-toh," "pro-duke-toh." Notice that the O is "oh," and the U is very tight, "oo," "pro-duke-toh." Seis, "mee-new-toh," "mee-new-toh." Siete, "dose," [COUGHS] "dose." It means cough. And finally ocho, "boe-kah." [SPEAKING SPANISH]

Now let's try some countries. You will see a picture of the country as you say the name of the country as a Spanish speaker would. Try this one. "Ar-hen-teen-ah," "Ar-hen-teen-ah." The G makes this sound that the H makes when it comes before E or I.

Try this one. This is a long one. Follow your stress rules. Look at the accident mark. "Lah Ray-poo-blee-kah Doe-mini-kahna." Notice the tight Is, "Lah Ray-poo-blee-kah Doe-mini-kahna." [SPANISH] How would you say this one? "Pah-nah-mah." [SPEAKING SPANISH] The last A has an accent mark so it's "Pah-nah-mah."

And now "Coe-lome-bee-ah." Both Os sound the same, "Coe-lome-bee-ah." How about this one? "Pware-toe Ree-coh." "Pware-toe Ree-coh." If you can trill, you trill the R at the beginning of "Rico." Not the one in Puerty. If you can't trill, just remember your R is placed at the front of the mouth where the tongue touches right behind the front teeth, "Pware-toe Ree-coh."

How about this one. Here's N tilde. Remember it makes the sound of N-Y, "Es-pah-nya," "Es-pah-nya." And this one, "Oo-lue-gwie," "Oo-lue-gwie." The Us are both "oo" "oo." And "guay" gets the stress because this word does not end in a vowel, N, or S. And finally, "Meh-hee-coh." The accent's on the E, "Meh-hee-coh." "Meh-hee-coh." Gracias!