pronunciation general Flashcards
1
Q
cocaine
A
cocaína
2
Q
surgery
A
cirugía
3
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nutrition
A
nutrición
4
Q
prejudice (noun)
A
prejuicio
5
Q
dollars
A
dólares
6
Q
pains
A
dolores
7
Q
unfortunately
A
desafortunadamente
8
Q
immediately
A
inmediatamente
9
Q
Sustainability
A
Sostenibilidad
10
Q
Avenida de la Independencia
A
Avenida de la Independencia
11
Q
train
A
tren
12
Q
that month
A
ese mes
13
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to understand
A
entender
14
Q
Where are you going?
A
¿Adónde vas?
15
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thanks
A
gracias
16
Q
palm
A
palma
17
Q
me
A
me
18
Q
water
A
agua
19
Q
nothing more
A
Nada más
20
Q
tortilla
A
tortilla
21
Q
slices of pineapple
A
Rodajas de piña
22
Q
you
A
tú
23
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mother (more formal)
A
madre
24
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mother (less formal)
A
mamá
25
I pay
pago
26
peso
peso
27
car
carro
28
expensive (m)
caro
the soft "r" is like "tt" in "butter" or
"d" in "coder"
Spanish co**d**ers are eating *soft* bu**tt**er.
The tongue touches the back of the upper front teeth
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expensive (f)
cara
the soft "r" is like "tt" in "butter" or
"d" in "coder"
Spanish co**d**ers are eating *soft* bu**tt**er.
The tongue touches the back of the upper front teeth
30
tomato
tomate
touch the tip of your tongue to the back of your upper teeth and stop the flow of air. Then, you release the air abruptly. The "t" in Spanish is softer and less explosive than the "t" in English.
31
baby
bebé
32
cow
vaca
33
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
H-like"
Pronounced when g comes before "e" or "i"
Sounds like the "h" in "hot" but raspier
34
car (coche)
coche
35
identity
identidad
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adult
adulto
a-dool-to
37
natural
natural
38
on top of the other
arriba de la otra
39
The letter has three paragraphs.
La carta tiene tres párrafos.
40
I have a taste for rice with meat.
Tengo ganas de comer arroz con carne.
41
series
series
42
at first, at the beginning
Al principio
43
J
Jota
44
around
alredador
trill the "r" after L, N, S
45
I cut the cake into **pieces**.
(2 words)
Trozos y Pedazos
Corté el pastel en trozos.
Partí el pastel en trozos.
46
it seems to me
me parece
47
It doesn't seem possible
(It seems unbelievable)
Parece mentira