Top Ten Pronunciation Errors Flashcards

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1
Q

Mistake one

A

Drawing out the vowels

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2
Q

Mistake two

A

Pronouncing vowels as you would in English

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3
Q

Elefante

A

elephant

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4
Q

Once

A

Eleven

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5
Q

Mistake three

A

Prounouncing the “j” as ju instead of hu as in “h”

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6
Q

aho

A

Garlic

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7
Q

G before e or i sound like…

A

the spanish “j”

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8
Q

gimnasio

A

Gym

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9
Q

Mistake four

A

Pronouncing the “h.” The “h” is never prouncounced

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10
Q

hasta

A

until

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11
Q

Mistake five

A

pronouncing the “ll” like a single “l”. It’s pronounced like a y

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12
Q

pollo

A

Chicken

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13
Q

amarillo

A

yellow

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14
Q

Mistake 6

A

Prounouncing the “r” like in english without a roll

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15
Q

carro

A

car

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16
Q

perro

A

dog

17
Q

cara

A

face

18
Q

Single r

A

Trilled at the beginning of the word and between two vowels

19
Q

Mistake seven

A

pronouncing the z not as a “s”

20
Q

zapatos

A

Shoes

21
Q

la`piz

A

Pencil