LAS SÍLABAS CON CONSONANTE FINAL
In Spanish, there are syllables with a consonant + vowel + consonant at the beginning or in the middle of words.
- acorto (a-cor-to)
- verdura (ver-du-ra)
Remember: We don’t pronounce any sound between the two consonants of each syllable.
It’s important to pronounce correctly the final r and l of the syllable. In some cases the difference is just one sound.
- Salir ~ Salí
Escucha y compara.
| —¿Qué hiciste ayer? —Salir. |
—¿Qué hiciste ayer? —Salí. |
Grupo –gn-
The combination gn is pronounced as two sounds, not one [ɲ].
asignatura (a-sig-na-tu-ra) [asiɣna’tuɾa] NO: [asiɲa’tuɾa]
Escucha la pronunciación:
| asignatura |
Grupo -cc-
The combination cc is pronounced [kθ] (emphatic) or [gθ] (normal).
| acción (ac-ción) [ak’θjon] [ag’θjon] ) |
Grupos –sc– y –ct–
Each of the consonants in these combinations is pronounced.
| piscina (pis-ci-na) | acto (ac-to) |
REPASO DE LL/Y
The following verbs use y in the gerund: leer (leyendo), ir (yendo) and oír (oyendo).
Words ending in -ella, -ello, -illa, and -illo are written with ll: tortilla, cepillo, cabello…
Words beginning with lle-, llo-, llu- are also written with ll: llover, llevar, lluvia…