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Spanish

12/21/2016

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If your native language is Spanish, these are the most likely accent patterns you will find in your speech.

The pronunciation targets you can work on to improve your American Accent are listed below.  You can purchase this module on the Subscriptions button or in our store.

Use the links to go to the video and practice materials for each sound. Practice in the order listed, as the most important patterns are listed first.

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Step 1:  Z
can sound like s at the ends of words

was /wʌz/ sounds like wass

can sound like s at the start of words
zero sounds like sero

Step 2: D
can sound like “t” at the ends of words,

or be left off the ends of words
code sounds like coat,
or we’d sounds like we


Step 3: /ɪ/ “vowel ɪ” 
can sound like vowel ee /i/
   

it sounds like eat

Step 4:  TH /θ/ (as in “think, with”)
can sound like s or t

thing sounds like sing or ting
with sounds like wiss
or wih

Step 5:  TH /ð/ (as in those, breathe)
can sound like d or th /θ/

those sounds like dose
breathe sounds like breed
or breeth

Step 6: /æ/ “vowel a”
can sound like vowel ah /a/

cat sounds like cot


Step 7:  V
    can sound like F at the ends of words
leave sounds like leaf


Step 8: /ɹ, ɚ/ "vowel er"
can sound like vowel schwa /ə/

bird sounds like bud

Step 9:  R
can be rolled
    


Step 10:  P
can sound like “b” at the start of words

pay sounds like bay

Step 11:  T
can sound be left off the ends of words

not sounds like no

Step 12:  ng
can sound like n or have an extra g or k sound

thing sounds like thin or think

Step 13:  Consonant Clusters
can have sounds left off,
or the same error patterns as above

lived sounds like lift or live, 
want sounds like wan, 
words sounds like word
or worts

Step 14:  /e/ “vowel ay”
can sound like vowel eh /ɛ/

wait sounds like wet

Step 15:  /a/ “vowel ah”
can sound like vowel o /o/

not sounds like note

Step 16:  /ʊ/ “vowel U”
can sound like vowel oo /u/

look sounds like Luke

Step 17: /ə/ “vowel schwa”
can sound like written letter rather than the American "uh" sound
     

between sounds like bee-tween
above sounds like ay-bove


Step 18:  G
can sound like K at the ends of words
 

pig sounds like pick

Step 19: /ei/ “Vowel Ay”
can sound like vowel eh

snake sounds like snack

Step 20:  J and Y
can be switched

job sounds like yob
yellow sounds like jello



Step 21:  Sh and Ch
can be switched

wish sounds like which
she's sounds like cheese



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