Pronunciation TIPS by INMACULADA GUADIX

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PRONUNCIATION


To ďŹ nd out place your hand on your throat.



Sounds can be Voiced

Voiceless


Place of articulation


Voiceless

Voiced

Here you are a link http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/phonemic-chart And a YouTube video where you can listen the sounds and the examples. https://youtu.be/azky_OVMplQ

Minimal Pairs: same place of articulatio n. But the ďŹ rst row is voiceless & the second is voiced.


Spanish “-cion “ “- cial “

Institución Social

French “-tion “ “- cial”

Institution Sociale

English “-tion “ “- cial”

Institution Social


Culture, structure, literature, architecture, future, signature


Andalusian accent Tips 1. In Andalusia we omit the end of the words. Remember that in English we have to pronounce them. 2. Consonant sounds are stronger than in Spanish. 3. /p , t, k / are pronounced with aspiration, extra Air Force. 4. In English b is bilabial, and v is labiodental.

5. V is not an f. So Love / l a v/, not / laf /live, leave vs leaf 6. In English s can be voiced or voiceless. 7. Cha Che chi cho Chu is different from sha, she, shi, sho shu.


Beginning of a syllable: sit, Saturday, Sunday

Liquid S: Spain, Spanish, space At the end of a word when the last sound is voiceless: wants, jumps, talks, cats

After vowels : is, eyes, has, watches, goes, does After voiced sounds: drives, reads, listens, answers, George’s, Pam’s, dad’s, mum’s Between vowels or between voiced consonants: noise, president,



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