LOS LÍMITES DE LA SÍLABA EN ESPAÑOL
Vowel sounds are pronounced together in a sequence, even when they’re in separate words.
Es bueno y‿es listo (es–bue-no-ies–lis-to) |
Remember: h is not pronounced in Spanish, and vowels coming before or after an h are also pronounced together.
ahora [a’oɾa] | alcohol [al’kol] |
Personal pronouns are not accented; auxiliary verbs, however (ser, haber, ir + a + infinitive) are.
Listen and compare the stressed and unstressed syllables.
⬛⬜⬛⬜ | ⬜⬜⬛⬜ | ||
Ha cavado (a-ca-ba-do) | ~ | acabado (a-ca-ba-do) | |
⬛ ⬛⬜ | ⬜⬛⬜ | ||
Es cojo (es–co-jo) | ~ | escojo (es-co-jo) |
When the same vowel comes one after the other in two or three words and one is accented, they are pronounced as one longer sound.
Me‿he vestido (me:-ves-ti-do) | ¿Cómo va‿a pagar? (có-mo-va:-pa-gar) |
Note the different pronunciation of the following phrases:
Sin alargamiento: ¿Qué techo? (qué–te-cho) | Con alargamiento: ¿Qué te‿hecho? (qué–te:-cho) |
Sin alargamiento: apagado (a-pa-ga-do) | Con alargamiento: Ha‿apagado (ha:-pa-ga-do) |
Escucha y repite las frases. Junta y alarga los sonidos correctamente: |
Me‿he‿ido → (me:-i-do) |
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Va‿a‿clase → (va:-cla-se) |
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¿Vas‿a‿salir? → (va-sa-sa-lir) |
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Él‿ha‿hecho‿un‿examen → (é-la-e-chou-ne-xa-men) |
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Va‿a comprar‿a‿Alicante. → (va:-com-pra-ra:-li-can-te) |
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Escucha y repite las frases. Junta y alarga los sonidos correctamente: |
Me visto → (me-vis-to) |
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Me‿he visto → (me:-vis-to) |
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Estado → (es-ta-do) |
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He‿estado → (e:s–ta-do) |
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Lo vas‿a ver → (lo-ba-sa-ber) |
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Lo va‿a‿saber → (lo-ba:-sa-ber) |
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Techado → (te-cha-do) |
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Te‿he‿echado → (te:-cha-do) |
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Ha pagado → (ha-pa-ga-do) |
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Ha‿apagado → (ha:-pa-ga-do) |
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