Learn Spanish with SpanishPod101.com! Welcome to another edition of our Phonetics Series. Today’s Joe and Bea at “los diptongos” (diphthongs), which are simply two vowels that are pronounced as one sound in a single syllable. This is one of the keys to pronouncing Spanish, and without knowing how these are pronounced, it could be pretty tricky! So join us for this lesson. The goal of this Phonetics Series is to bring to light some of the necessities of Spanish Phonology, without relying too heavily on linguistic terms, so that the material covered is accessible for any student trying to improve his or her pronunciation. ¡Suelta la lengua con SpanishPod101.com!
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One Response to “Phonetics Lesson #5 - Diphthongs”
January 15th, 2008 at 1:03 am
So, which of the diphthongs do you find to be the hardest to pronounce? As we said in the lesson, the diphthongs that we went over are not all of the possible diphthongs in the Spanish language. Can anyone think of one which we didn’t cover?
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Category: Phonetics Lessons |
Grammar: arising diphthongs, falling diphthongs | Function: pronouncing vowels in spanish | Topic: diphthongs, syllables, vowels | Politeness Level: didactic
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