EL ACENTO (I). TIPOS DE ACENTUACIÓN EN ESPAÑOL. / ACCENTS (1). FORMS OF ACCENTUATION IN SPANISH.
There are various types of accents in Spanish:
- One syllable accented words: ver, hay.
- Words with the accent on the last syllable: sofá, salón, televisión.
- Words with the accent on the second-to-last syllable: vaso, dinero, libro.
- Words with the accent on the third-to-last or earlier syllables: bolígrafo, teléfono, frigorífico.
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Listen and then repeat the following words and clearly stress the accent: |
| sofá |
* ¡Para grabar tu voz, activa el micrófono! / To record your voice, enable the microphone!
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| teléfono |
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| está |
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| tenemos |
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| café |
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| alergia |
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SONIDO [θ] Y LETRAS C Y Z / THE [θ] SOUND AND THE LETTERS C AND Z
To pronounce the [θ] sound:
- Place the tongue between the upper and lower teeth.
- Blow air through the teeth.
- The vocal chords don’t vibrate.
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Remember that the [θ] sound is written: |
- c + e/i: cigarrillo, cocina, cerrar, noticia, central
- z + a/o/u: zumo, zapato
- vowel + z: vez, voz
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The letters –cc– are pronounced [kθ] o [gθ]: acción |
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Words ending in –z in the singular change to –ces in the plural: |
| vez | veces |
| voz | voces |
Practice the word piscina with an [s] and [θ] sound:
| pis-ci-na [pis’θina] |
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Listen to and repeat the following words with the [θ] sound:: |
| piscina |
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| zapato |
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| cien |
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| cabeza |
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| cena |
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| noticia |
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| cerrar |
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| razón |
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| veces |
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| zumo |
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