Diphthongs Flashcards

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au

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au OW in owl

autobiografía - autobiography
autor - author
pausa - pause
fauna - fauna
aunque - even though
bautismo - baptism
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Diphthong: ei (ey)

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Like the “ay” in say
seis - six
afeitarse - to shave
treinta - thirty
reina - queen
ley - law
pleito - lawsuit, fight
peinar- to comb
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Diphthong: eu

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“eu”, does not have an English equivalent. It sounds like a combination of the “ay” of the word “say” and the “oo” of the word “boot.”

Euro
amateur - amateur
neutral - neutral
Europa - Europe
neumonía - pneumonia
deuda - debt
neurótico - neurotic
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ai or ay

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"EYE"
aire - air
baile - dance
hay - there is or there are
paisajes - landscapings
Buenos Aires 
traigo - I bring
ayer- yesterday
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Diphthong: ia

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"ia ", is pronounced like YAH 
Ancianos - elderly
media - half
estudiar - to study
pronunciar - to pronounce
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Diphthong: ie

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YEA
viejo - old
cien - hundred
cielo - sky
siempre - always
viento - wind
tiempo - time or weather
tienda- small store
Hicieron- they made
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Diphthong: io

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EO in vidEO

sucio - dirty
precio - price
capitolio - capital
novios - bride and groom
misterio - mystery
delicioso - delicious
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Diphthong: iu

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“iu”, is similar to the English word “you,” except that it is a somewhat shorter sound.
ciudad - city
ciudadano - citizen
veintiuno - twenty-one

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Diphthong: oi (oy)

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OY in boy

hoy - today
estoy - I am
oigo - I hear
tiroides - thyroid
soy - I go
coincidencia - coincidence
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Diphthong: ua

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"ua", has no real English equivalent, but can be reproduced by combining the "oo" of the word "boot" with the "a" of the word "papa." Be sure to combine these two sounds into a single sound. 
agua- water
guante - glove
adecuado - adequate
cuatro - four
Ecuador - Ecuador
igual - equal
guapo - handsome
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Diphthong: ue

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“ue", has no real English equivalent, but can be reproduced by combining the "oo" of the word "boot" with the "a" of the word "paper." Be sure to combine these two sounds into a single sound.
recuerdo- I remember
bueno - good
jueves - Thursday
bisabuelo - great-grandpa
juego - game
muela - molar
fuerte - strong
puente - bridge
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Diphthong: uo

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"uo",  combine the "oo" of the word "boot" with the "o" of the word "note." 
antiguo - old
ambiguo - ambiguous
fluorescente - fluorescent
fructuoso - fruitful
arduo - arduous
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Diphthong: ui (uy)

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WE

muy - very
ruido - noise
cuidado - care
Luis - Louis
influir - to influence
construir - to construct
esquina - corner
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