2 Rome wasnʼt built in a day. Pronunciación La consonante r ropa rutina rico Ramón In Spanish, r has a strong trilled sound at the beginning of a word. No English words have a trill, but English speakers often produce a trill when they imitate the sound of a motor. gustar durante primero crema In any other position, r has a weak 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. pizarra corro marrón aburrido The letter combination rr, which only appears between vowels, always has a strong trilled sound. caro carro pero perro Between vowels, the difference between the strong trilled rr and the weak r is very important, as a mispronunciation could lead to confusion between two different words. Práctica Lee las palabras en voz alta, prestando (paying) atención a la pronunciación de la r y la rr. 1. Perú 2. Rosa 3. borrador 4. madre 5. comprar 6. favor 7. rubio 8. reloj 9. Arequipa 10. tarde 11. cerrar 12. despertador Oraciones Lee las oraciones en voz alta, prestando atención a la pronunciación de la r y la rr. 1. Ramón Robles Ruiz es programador. Su esposa Rosaura es artista. 2. A Rosaura Robles le encanta regatear en el mercado. 3. Ramón nunca regatea… le aburre regatear. 4. Rosaura siempre compra cosas baratas. 5. Ramón no es rico, pero prefiere comprar cosas muy caras. 6. ¡El martes Ramón compró un carro nuevo! Refranes Lee en voz alta los refranes, prestando atención a la r y a la rr. 1 A dogʼs bark is worse than its bite. Interactive Pronunciation Tutorial doscientos cuarenta y cinco • 245 Ortografía El acento y las sílabas fuertes In Spanish, written accent marks are used on many words. Here is a review of some of the principles governing word stress and the use of written accents. CONSULTA In Spanish, a, e, and o are considered strong vowels while i and u are weak vowels. To review this concept, see Lección 3, Pronunciación, p. 89. Práctica Busca las palabras que necesitan acento escrito y escribe su forma correcta. 1. sal-mon 2. ins-pec-tor 3. nu-me-ro 4. fa-cil 5. ju-go 6. a-bri-go 7. ra-pi-do 8. sa-ba-do 9. vez 10. me-nu 11. o-pe-ra-cion 12. im-per-me-a-ble 13. a-de-mas 14. re-ga-te-ar 15. an-ti-pa-ti-co 16. far-ma-cia 17. es-qui 18. pen-sion 19. pa-is 20. per-don El ahorcado Juega al ahorcado (hangman) para adivinar las palabras. 1. l a Vas allí cuando estás enfermo. 2. e c n Se usa para poner una vacuna (vaccination). 3. d o a Permite ver los huesos. 4. i o Trabaja en un hospital. 5. a b Es una medicina. Interactive Spelling Tutorial as-pi-ri-na gri-pe to-man an-tes In Spanish, when a word ends in a vowel, -n, or -s, the spoken stress usually falls on the next-tolast syllable. Words of this type are very common and do not need a written accent. a-sí in-glés in-fec-ción hé-ro-e When a word ends in a vowel, -n, or -s, and the spoken stress does not fall on the next-to-last syllable, then a written accent is needed. hos-pi-tal na-riz re-ce-tar to-ser When a word ends in any consonant other than -n or -s, the spoken stress usually falls on the last syllable. Words of this type are very common and do not need a written accent. lá-piz fút-bol hués-ped sué-ter When a word ends in any consonant other than -n or -s and the spoken stress does not fall on the last syllable, then a written accent is needed. far-ma-cia bio-lo-gí-a su-cio frí-o Diphthongs (two weak vowels or a strong and weak vowel together) are normally pronounced as a single syllable. A written accent is needed when a diphthong is broken into two syllables. sol pan mar tos Spanish words of only one syllable do not usually carry a written accent (unless it is to distinguish meaning: se and sé). trescientos cincuenta y siete • 357 Vistas-at-a-glance xx • Pronunciation tutorials with speech recognition • Spelling tutorials • Record-compare textbook activities • WebSAM Lab Manual activities present the rules of Spanish pronunciation and spelling. Pronunciaciónexplains the sounds and pronunciation of Spanish in Lessons 1–9. Ortografíafocuses on topics related to Spanish spelling in Lessons 10–18. Pronunciación & Ortografía S25
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