LAS VOCALES
In this lesson we will show you how vowels are used in Spanish and how to pronounce them. This lesson is totally recommended for beginners in learning Spanish.
It is important that you know their vowel sounds and their combinations.
In Spanish we have five vowels which are:
A – E – I – O –U and each one corresponds to the five phonemes that exist in Spanish.
VOCALIC PHONEMES
/a/
/e/
/i/
/o/
/u/
The position of the vowel is just inside a word and accompanies the consonants, we can really say that the vowels are some of the easiest letters to pronounce.
THE VOWELS AND THEIR MEANINGS
A
OPEN VOICE
TO PRONOUNCE YOU SHOULD:
- PLACE THE TONGUE AWAY FROM THE PALATE
- THE TONGUE SHOULD BE RELAXED
- THE TONGUE SHOULD BE IN AN INTERMEDIATE POSITION
- HAVE OPEN LIPS
- PLACE LIPS STRETCHED
E
OPEN VOICE
TO PRONOUNCE YOU SHOULD:
- YOU MUST CLOSE THE TONGUE TO THE PALATE
- YOU HAVE TO PUT YOUR TONGUE IN THE FRONT OF YOUR MOUTH
- THE LIPS SHOULD BE ONLY A LITTLE OPEN
- THE LIPS SHOULD BE JUST A LITTLE STRETCH
I
CLOSED VOICE
TO PRONOUNCE YOU SHOULD:
- YOU HAVE TO CLOSE THE TONGUE ENOUGH TO THE PALATE
- YOU MUST PLACE THE TONGUE IN THE FRONT OF THE MOUTH
- YOU HAVE TO PLACE YOUR LIPS BETWEEN OPEN AND STRETCHED
NOTE: THE LETTER “Y” HAS THE SAME SOUND
O
OPEN VOICE
TO PRONOUNCE YOU SHOULD:
- BRINGS THE BACK OF THE TONGUE TO THE VEIL OF THE PALATE
- PLACE THE TONGUE IN THE BACK OF THE MOUTH
- THE LIPS SHOULD BE A LITTLE CLOSED
- SHOULD ROUND THE LIPS
U
CLOSED VOICE
TO PRONOUNCE YOU SHOULD:
- SHOULD CLOSE THE BACK OF THE TONGUE TO THE PALATE
- YOU SHOULD CLOSE YOUR LIPS AND ROUND THEM
