English vowels (the sounds A and E)
In this issue we begin with a presentation of some ideas of the vowels in English and some recordings for our subscribers to test their aural comprehension.
The Spaniard is discovered by speaking English with the vowels of Castile. This error is made because there are five English vowel sounds that resemble the Spaniards five vowel sounds represented by the letters a, e, i, o, u.
But are not the same! Not exactly match the vowels pronounced in English. Lasvocales in English are purer than other idiomas.Esa expression, "pure" is not a claim of cultural superiority or phonetic, not a Latino response to the Anglo-Saxon hegemony in other aspects of life.
is an accurate description of the characteristics of the sound produced when pronouncing a vowel is pronounced as in Castilian. The sound has a fixed frequency as a note played on a musical instrument in tune.
Another feature of the pure voice is that, when he said, does not change the position of the mouth or other components of the vocal system. The sound begins and ends with no change in the mouth, lips, tongue and vocal cords. As a result the letters a, e, i, ou always pronounced only one way.
In Castilian corresponds to each letter sound. At this point, it is important to repeat and remember that when we talk about pure vowels, of course we are referring to sounds and not letters.
Now let's see how to pronounce the English vowels (sounds) into something resembling (and differ somewhat) to the sounds you produce when you read the vowels (the letters) a, e, i, o, u. Then we will focus on the vowels (sounds) that are more different English vowels of Castilian.
The sound "A" in English and Castilian
The sound represented by the letter "a" in English sounds almost like English but is written more with the letter "o" with the "a".
For example the word "lot" is pronounced as if written "lat" in español.Cosa rare right? To avoid confusion when comparing the two languages \u200b\u200bis very useful to the international phonetic alphabet system, the IPA) English acronym of the International Phonetic Alphabet (International Phonetic Alphabet).
http://www.inglesparalatinos.com/IPA.htm see
The "a" appears in English-English words father, pot, car, top, pot and is the same sound of the English words father, car, cover, leg. You will hear this sound. You realize that is the same sound in both languages.
just have to get used to pronounce the "a" when the word is spelled with the letter "o" in the words pot and top. These words are pronounced pat and tap, NO top.com pot and if they were English words.
To hear the sound "a": click here: http://www.BooksLibros.com/018a.wav
Sound "E" in English
Since no There are many problems with the sound of the vowel "a", let us quickly to the other vowels (sounds) of English. Are the vowels e, i, o, u, or rather the sounds represented by these letters in English.
these vowels in English are not "pure" because they almost always end with another sound. Some scholars describe what happens to say that the original sound has a "tail" at the end, the tail is the vowel "i" or "u". Others say that the English vowel "slide" to the vowel "i" or "u".
For example, consider the sound of "e" in English. The month of May in English is translated by the word May. Learn pronunciation in many courses in English words May, pay, etc. way., The letters "a" plus "and" in English is pronounced like the letter "e" in Castilian.
not true! These booklets cheap and irresponsible a trap that to speak English. If you pronounce the word May as the English word I'll have a Hispanic accent. If you pronounce the word as "mei" there will be about the English sound pretty good. Remember to put the "tail" after the "e".
play in the musical "My Fair Lady", the teacher tries to teach the pronunciation of "e" English with the phrase, "The rain in Spain falls Mainly on the plain." To hear how you have to change the sound of the vowel "e" English in an English word, click on the next line. http://www.bookslibros.com/042wait.wav
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