Practiquemos! Let's practice. You're going to practice your pronunciation skills. First we'll do some common words used in the pharmacy, and then you will say a Spanish-speaking country the way a Spanish speaker would say it.
So let's start with this one, numero uno. How would you say this word? Tableta, OK? Numero dos, apetito. Notice how tight the "i" is. Apetito. Tres. Asma, asma. Cuatro, ibuprofeno, ibuprofeno.
Cinco, producto, producto. Notice that the "o" is "o," and the "u" is very tight, "u." Producto. Seis, minuto, minuto. Seite, tos, tos. It means cough. And finally, ocho, boca, esta es mi boca. Muy bien!
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. Argentina, Argentina, the "g" makes the sound that the "h" makes when it comes before "e" or "i." OK, try this one. This is a long one. Follow your stress rules, look at the accent mark. La Republica Dominicana. Notice the tight "i"s. La Republica Dominicana.
Onset. OK, how would you say this one? Panama, accento o la ultima "a," the last "a" has an accent mark, so it's Panama. And now Colombia. Both "o"s sound the same, Colombia.
How about this one? Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico. If you can trill, you trill the "r" at the beginning of Rico, not the one in Puerto. 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. Puerto Rico.
How about this one? Here's our "n" tilde, remember it makes the sound of "ny," Espana, Espana. OK, and this one. Uruguay, Uruguay. The "u"s are both "u" "u," and "guay" gets the stress, because this word does not end in a vowel "n" or "s." And finally, Mexico. The accent's on the "e." Mexico. Gracias.
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Source: This content has been adapted from "Pharmacy Spanish" by Stephanie Langston.