VOWELS (LAS VOCALES)

VOWELS (LAS VOCALES)
The great thing about the Spanish language is that the vowels always sound the same!
NO MATTER WHAT!
The pronunciation of the vowels are as follows:
A /ah/ ejemplo: cama, calmar, casa
E /eh/ ejemplo: tren, mes, entre
I /eeh/ ejemplo: si, mil, ingrid
O /oh/ ejemplo: oso, oro, gol
U /ooh/ ejemplo: tu, azul, Perú
STRONG VOWELS
A, E, & O, are strong vowels. This means that if the two vowels are next to each other
in a word then you would pronounce the vowels separately.
Ejemplo:
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aeropuerto (airport) would be pronounced: a-e-ro-puer-to
traer (to bring) would be pronounced: tra-er
tarea (homework) would be pronounced: ta-re-a
oeste (west) would be pronounced: o-e-ste
WEAK VOWELS
I, U, these two vowels do not need to be pronounced separately, they can be combined
together to make a continuous sound.
Ejemplo:
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ciudad (city) would be pronounced ciu-dad
cuidado (careful) would be pronounced cui-da-do