Tag Archives: Pronunciation
How to improve your pronunciation (in any language)! Posted by Adir on Nov 21, 2012
Many students, throughout my teaching career, have asked me show they can improve their pronunciation. As a learner I have come up with some techniques and practices that have helped me learn the pronunciation of new words and today I am going to share some of them with you. The first key element to have…
Miguel Hernandez and his social poetry. Posted by Magda on Sep 28, 2012
We talked about Miguel Hernandez in our last post, and now I want you to read and listen to some of his poetry. Nanas de la cebolla La cebolla es escarcha cerrada y pobre: escarcha de tus días y de mis noches. Hambre y cebolla: hielo negro y escarcha grande y redonda. En la cuna…
Ahí hay un hombre que dice ¡ay! Posted by Magda on Jun 13, 2012
Que cada vez se lee menos, es un hecho. Que el uso de las nuevas tecnologías está afectando al lenguaje, es fácil de comprobar. Y que el español tiene palabras cuyo uso a veces nos hace confundir, nadie lo pone en duda. No sé vosotros, pero a mi cada vez que leo que alguien usa…
Review: Futuro imperfecto – irregular verbs Posted by Adir on May 18, 2012
Hey, there! Let’s review today the futuro imperfecto of some irregular verbs in Spanish. Practice your pronunciation with the audio! Download audio Saber (to know) – sabré, sabrás, sabrá, sabremos, sabréis, sabrán Caber (to fit) – cabré, cabrás, cabrá, cabremos, cabréis, cabrán Poner (to put) – pondré, pondrás, pondrá, pondremos, pondréis, pondrán Tener (to have)…
How to pronounce the letter “r” in Spanish Posted by Adir on May 14, 2012
English-speaking students usually have a hard time when they try to pronounce the letter r in Spanish. So our post today will be for you to practice this pronunciation. Here are some rules: 1. If the letter r comes at the beginning of a word it has a trilled sound. The same happens when there…
Tongue twisters in Spanish Posted by Magda on Apr 12, 2012
Today I was going to talk about something completely different; I had a more serious topic in mind, but suddenly I came across these tongue twisters. This was one of the first my mother taught me, and it is a good exercise to practice pronunciation. What do you think? “El dicho que a ti te…
Spanish Lesson Beginner 30 Spanish pronunciation rules Posted by Laura & Adam on Feb 22, 2012
Hola ¿Qué tal? Today, we are going to look at improving your Spanish pronunciation with some important Spanish pronunciation rules. Spanish pronunciation is actually quite straightforward. This might be hard to believe at first glance, but many of the Spanish letters are pronounced very similarly to their English counterparts and there is a definite, clear…