Descubre 1 Lección 7 Pronunciación p233 The consonant r
Pronounce: A Rosaura Robles le encanta regatear en el mercado.
A Rosaura Robles le encanta regatear en el mercado.
Pronounce: Arequipa
Arequipa
Read this saying aloud: No se ganó Zamora en una hora. (Rome wasn't built in a day.)
No se ganó Zamora en una hora.
Read this saying aloud: Perro que ladra no muerde. (A dog's bark is worse than his bite.)
Perro que ladra no muerde.
Pronounce: Perú
Perú
Pronounce: Ramón
Ramón
Pronounce: Ramón Robles Ruiz es programador. Su esposa Rosaura es artista.
Ramón Robles Ruiz es programador. Su esposa Rosaura es artista.
Pronounce: Ramón no es rico, pero prefiere comprar cosas muy caras.
Ramón no es rico, pero prefiere comprar cosas muy caras.
Pronounce: Ramón nunca regatea... le aburre regatear.
Ramón nunca regatea... le aburre regatear.
Pronounce: Rosa
Rosa
Pronunce: Rosaura siempre compra cosas baratas.
Rosaura siempre compra cosas baratas.
Pronounce: aburrido
aburrido
In Spanish, r has a strong trilled sound at the _________ of a word. No English words have a trill, but English speakers often produce a trill when they imitate the sound of a motor.
beginning
Pronounce: borrador
borrador
Pronounce: caro
caro (expensive)
Pronounce: carro
carro (car)
Pronounce: cerrar
cerrar
Pronounce: comprar
comprar
Pronounce: corro
corro
Pronounce: crema
crema
Pronounce: despertador
despertador
Pronounce: durante
durante
Pronounce: favor
favor
Pronounce: gustar
gustar
Pronounce: madre
madre
Pronounce: marrón
marrón
Pronounce: pero
pero (but)
Pronounce: perro
perro (dog)
Pronounce: pizarra
pizarra
Pronounce: primero
primero
Pronounce: reloj
reloj
Pronounce: rico
rico
Pronounce: ropa
ropa
Pronounce: rubio
rubio
Pronounce: rutina
rutina
Pronounce: tarde
tarde
Between ______, the difference between the strong trilled rr and the weak r is very important, as a mispronunciation could lead to a confusion between two different words.
vowels
The letter combination rr, which only appears between ______, always has a strong trilled sound.
vowels
In any other position, r has a ____ sound similar to the English tt in better or the English dd in ladder. In contrast to English, the tongue touches the roof of the mouth behind the teeth.
weak
Pronounce: ¡El martes Ramón compró un carro nuevo!
¡El martes Ramón compró un carro nuevo!
