The Language Warehouse Spanish Basic Course -
Phonology Unit 5
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Review
1. Which of the following is right?
(1) (2) (1) (2)
(1)
2. Which is the right one?
(1) (2) (1) (2)
(2)
3. Which is the right one?
(1) (2)
(1)
4. Practice saying this word where indicated.
( ) ( ) ( ) X ( ) X
5. Listen to this combination.
(a) (b) (a + b) (a + b)
6. Practice saying this phrase where indicated.
( ) ( ) ( ) X ( ) X
7. Listen to this combination.
(a) (b) (a + b) (a + b)
8. Practice saying this phrase where indicated.
( ) ( ) ( ) X ( ) X
New Material
9. Listen to this syllable.
( ) ( ) ( )
10. Now, listen to it again with another syllable in front.
( ) ( ) ( )
11. And now listen to these sounds.
( ) ( ) ( )
12. Repeat where shown, exactly as you hear it.
( ) ( ) ( ) X ( ) X
13. And here is the full word. Repeat where shown.
( ) ( ) ( ) X ( ) X
14. Within any language there are regional differences.
Here is the English word 'park' said three different
ways used in the United States.
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15. Spanish also exhibits differences. The difference
we are going to illustrate does not have
social implications. That is, all three
variants are equally acceptable; none is
objectionable. Teacher A may say it one way,
Teacher B the other way, and Teacher C the
third way, depending on where they grew up.
A: ( ) ( ) ( )
B: ( ) ( ) ( )
C: ( ) ( ) ( )
16. This word occurs in the following sentence, and
we will use this regional variant in pronunciation.
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17. Listen to these sounds.
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18. Listen to these.
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19. Listen to these.
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20. And listen to this word.
( ) ( ) ( )
21. Listen, and repeat where shown:
( ) ( ) ( ) X ( ) X
22. Listen again, and repeat where shown.
( ) ( ) ( ) X ( ) X
23. Which one of these pronunciations of the last
word is said wrong with an 'uh' sound?
(1) (2) (1) (2)
(1)
24. Which is the right one?
(1) (2) (1) (2)
(2)
25. Listen to another word. Which one has the 'uh'
sound and, therefore, is wrong?
(1) (2) (1) (2)
(1)
26. Listen and repeat where shown:
( ) ( ) ( ) X ( ) X
27. Listen and repeat where shown:
( ) ( ) ( ) X ( ) X
28. Listen to this new word, and repeat where shown.
( ) ( ) ( ) X ( ) X
29. Listen to these sounds.
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
30. Now listen again as we shift the stress to the last syllable.
(a) (b) (a) (b)
31. Listen to this same word (b), and repeat where shown.
( ) ( ) ( ) X ( ) X
32. Listen again, and repeat.
( ) ( ) ( ) X ( ) X
33. Now listen to the full word. Don't repeat; just listen.
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
34. Now listen and repeat where shown.
( ) ( ) ( ) X ( )X
35. Here is a new word. Listen only.
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
36. Listen and repeat.
( ) ( ) ( ) X ( ) X
37. Listen to the same word as we drop the final
sound in (b). Listen; DON'T repeat.
(a) (a) (b) (b) (b)
38. Listen again. DON'T repeat.
(a) (a) (b) (b) (b)
39. Now, listen and repeat.
(a) (a) X (a) X (b) (b) X (b) X (b) X
40. Here is a new word. Listen; DON'T repeat.
41. Here is the same word followed by another one.
The two often sound the same to speakers of
English. Listen carefully.
(a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b)
42. Listen to these two words again.
(a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b)
43. Now, listen and repeat where shown.
(b) (b) (b) X (b) X
44. Now, listen and repeat where shown.
(b) (b) X (a) (a) X (b) X (a) X (b) X (a) X
45. Word 'b' above does not exist in Spanish. Word 'a' does,
however. Listen to it again, and repeat where shown.
( ) ( ) X ( ) X
46. This is the same word pronounced right and wrong.
(R) (W) (R) (W) (R) (W)
47. In the wrong one, you will notice a puff of air
accompanying the first sound of the word. Listen again.
(R) (W) (R) (W)
48. In the right one, there is no puff of air. Listen once again.
(R) (W) (R) (W)
49. Which is the right one?
(1) (2) (1) (2)
(1)
50. Finally, repeat where shown.
( ) ( ) X ( ) X ( ) X
51. Here is a review of the words with which we have
been working. Repeat where shown.
(a) (a) X (a) X
(b) (b) X (b) X
(c) (c) X (c) X
etc.
UNIT 5 ANSWER KEY
1. No. 1: mañana No. 2: mañanuh (2)
2. No. 1: oficinuh No. 2: oficina (2)
3. No. 1: chica No. 2: chicuh (1)
4. baila (2) baila ... (2)
5. que (1) baila (1) que baila (2)
6. la que baila !2) la que baila ... (2)
7. bastante (1) bien (1) bastante bien (2)
8. bastante bien (2) bastante bien ... (2)
9. do (3)
10. -ádo (3)
11. -ada (3)
12. -áda (2) -áda ... (2)
13. casada (2) casada ... (2)
14. /pæhk/ /park/ /pahk/ (1)
15. A: /yama/ (3)
B: /lama/ (3)
C: /zama/ (3)
16. ¿Cómo se llama? (3)
17. éri (3)
18. éra (3)
19. téra (3)
20. soltera (3)
21. soltera (2) soltera ... (2)
22. soltera (2) soltera ... (2)
23. No. 1: solteruh No. 2: soltera (2)
24. No. 1: solteruh No. 2: soltera (2)
25. No. 1: Noruh No. 2: Nora (2)
26. soltera (2) soltera ... (2)
27. Nora (2) Nora ... (2)
28. claro (2) claro ... (2)
29. Mári (4)
30. mári/marí (2)
31. marí (2) marí ... (2)
32. marí (2) marí ... (2)
33. María (4)
34. María (2) María ... (2)
35. mayóra (4)
36. mayóra (2) mayóra ... (2)
37. mayóra (2) mayór (3)
38. mayóra (2) mayór (3)
39. mayóra (1) mayóra ... (2)
mayór (1) mayór ... (3)
40. pero (3)
41. pero/bero (3)
42. pero/bero (3)
43. bero (2) bero ... (2)
44. bero bero ... pero (1)
pero ... bero ... pero ... (1)
bero ... pero ... (2)
45. pero (1) pero ... (2)
46. pero/p'ero (3)
47. pero/p'ero (2)
48. pero/p'ero (2)
49. No. 1: pero No. 2: p'ero (2)
50. pero (1) pero ... (3)
51. casada (1) casada ... (2)
soltera (1) soltera ... (2)
claro (1) claro ... (2)
pero (1) pero ... (2)
Nora (1) Nora ... (2)
María (1) María ... (2)
mayor (1) mayor ... (2)
END OF UNIT 5