Spanish Pronounciation confusion!?!?
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Different spanish countries have different pronounciations of this letter.  Either way is correct.  Mexicans and Colombians pronounce it like an english J, the rest of us pronuonce it like an english y and the Argentinians pronounce it like and english "sh".  It all depends on where you come from, how here in the states we have different accents and dialects depending on whether you're from the south or the east or the northeast or the west.
529635
caminar is the entire infinitive\ncamin- is the stem\n-ar is the (infinitive) ending\ntense is generally not shown in infinitives \nconjugation is changing the ending to match the subject pronouns.\nThe subject pronouns in English are\ni, you (sg), he, she , it, we, you (pl), they.  Yo is the 1st person singular subject pronoun and means 'I'.  \nThis is in your Spanish book, probably in the first 'real' chapter (not that stuff at the beginning with names and numbers and some school supplies!)
642297
English spelling and pronunciation are totally unfathomable to foreigners studying the language and to many native speakers.  No grammar system on earth is as easy as English grammar but for foreigners our spelling and pronunciation are impossible.  I once saw 'ghoti' given as the spelling for 'fish' based upon:\n\nf   the 'gh' sound from tough\ni   the 'o' in many words pronounced like short 'i'\nsh  found in 'ti' in the word motion\n\n  Spanish spelling and pronunciation is a peace of cake but for English speakers (not necessarily for others from other lands who are used to the myriad tenses and irregular verbs found in their own languages) Spanish verbs are impossible to remember, use correctly or even to translate properly.  The simplest example I can give:  even educated native speakers of Spanish often struggle with the incredible sophistication found in all the various subjunctive tenses while in English we have only one subjunctive use of any importance.  "If I were you . . ." or other such similar constructions like "If I were there now . . . " which 99% of Americans routinely screw up by saying, "If I was you"  or "If I was there now" but no one cares anyway so no one struggles with it.
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"comf'terbul" has a perfectly logical explanation and is an acceptable pronunciation (as is "comf'tebul")\n\nAnd why don't pronounce it "the way it's written"?  Because language simply doesn't always work that way.  And so I don't say "I-run" for "iron"; and the "t" that I pronounce in "soft" I do NOT pronounce in the form "soften" (even though it is written that way and even COMES from "soft").\n\n--------------------\n\nThis sort of re-ordering of the sounds of a word --called "METATHESIS"--  is very common in language.  It may come about by confusion, but often it happens simply because the expected form is more difficult to pronounce.    In some cases the change is considered ignorant or at least non-standard, in other instances it is the (or a) ACCEPTED pronounciation.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metathesis_(linguistics)\n\n\nExamples in English:\n1) incorrect/nonstandard:\n  "nuclear" -- pronounced as "nucular" (by educated people as well... including THREE Presidents in recent times --not just GW but Carter & Eisenhower)\n  "ax" for "ask"  (though actually BOTH forms are found in the Middle English of Chaucer)\n\n2) correct:\n  "iron" -- pronounced "i-urn"  In fact, does ANYONE say "i-ron"?  On the other hand, we DO keep the sounds in their written order in the suffixed form "ironic".  (We do the same with "irony", though it's acceptable, or at least permitted, to say "i-urnee" --as we do with "ironing".   Thus, the most important factor seems to be where the word is ACCENTED.)\n\n3) debated but probably correct\nThe example of "iron" vs. "ironic" --that is, changing the pronounciation based on where the accent falls (often related to whether there is a suffix or not)--  helps explain why we SAY "comfort"  but "comfturble".    There are two conflicting "laws" at work here. In our spelling, we do not change the base when we add the suffix "able".   But the change in the PHONOLOGY (sound pattern) pushes us to SAY the word in a way that is much easier to pronounce.  \n\nHere's how it happens.  Note that the syllable in question --"fort"--  has a slight accent in "comfort" but almost NO accent when we add the "able" suffix.  In English, adding suffixes frequently shifts or reduces accent of certain syllables.  When a syllable loses accent, the vowel typically is shortened; in an UN-accented syllable it may end up as the 'swallowed', unaccented "schwa" sound, or even completely disappear.  But this leaves us with the unaccented combination "frt" which is more difficult or at least less natural to pronounce.    The natural solution is to simplify the pronounciation, either by skipping the "r" sound (which leads some to say "comf'-tubly") or to reverse sounds ("metathesis") and say "comf'turbly".\n\n------------------\n\n(Frankly, I suspect the pronunciation "com-four-tab-ly" is  a hypercorrection.   Some people say it that way BECAUSE of the spelling, whereas the SPOKEN language long ago changed the pronounciation.  But spelling is NOT always a sure guide to the spoken language.  Based on SPELLING, some people improperly pronounce the t in "often", not recognizing that the "t" is from the short form "oft" and is LOST when -en is added . . . as in soft > soften, compare list > listen; haste > hasten, etc.)\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypercorrection\n\n-----------------------------------------------\n\nIncidentally, this process or metathesis explains the origins of some modern English words.   Old English had "brid", now it is "bird";  Old English &quo
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English yes, Spanish no ...
760889
Yes, I know what it means in Spanish. By the way, Spanish is spelt with capital S
166353
hey, if you're wondering about a person understanding you...don't worry, they'll understand you either way. There's really no RIGHT way to say the "ll". I've lived in so many countries (and am fluent in both lanuguages, I've spoken both my whole life) and they all say it differently. In Spain, it's more of a "che" (me-chamo), in Costa Rica, it's a pure "y" (me yamo), in the Dominican Republic and most latin american countries, it's a "j" (me, jamo), and in Venezuela, it's a "sh" (me shamo)... does that help? No matter how you say, most fluent Spanish-speakers will understand you...but, to be safe, I'd choose the "J" sound. It's the most commonly used. Also, it's not only the "ll" that's said differently, it's also the y. Usually, the way they said their "ll" is the same way that they'll say their "y"s.
429318
The spanish is very bad. But I think this is what it says:\n\nHow do you say\nBut this one (a girl) doesn't understand spanish\nI know that I bother you I'm very sorry.\nCan we be friends again?
800278
I have an idea, but your phonetics needs urgently an improvement. You better work on them ASAP and later on Spanish
910197
maybe its spanish for he
995846
Stop trying to speak Spanish if u don't know how. IT"S HOLA, NOT OLA!!!!!!!!!!
730614
I would recommend Study Spanish at http://www.studyspanish.com\n\nIt has a lot of free material; even thought the Advanced and Certification levels are paid.\n\nIt has audio clips to help you learn the pronunciation, too.\n\nAll the best.
1113933
It does sound a little like Spanish, but then again I do not know what the web site is about. Maybe the name would fit, maybe it would not.
824909
I'll try to answer, Latin is one language and Spanish is another, however 'a' in latin is the first letter of the alphabet and means the beginning. Now in Spanish 'a' is a vocal and it's also a preposition in other words it connects words as we do in English, like I am going to eat, in Spanish would be voy a comer, in this case the to in English is replaced by the 'a' in Spanish, I hope this be of help to your project..☺
150706
Be patient my friend! When I came to US 6 years ago, the only words in English I knew were Disneyland and hot dog. It takes time to learn a new languaje. My best recomendation for you is to buy an electronic translator. There is one from Merriam-Webster that has the pronunciation and conjugation!
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i've found when learning other languages that it's best to constantly hear the pronouns in use -- with the proper conjugations of verbs, in context of sentences, etc. -- in order to get used to hearing the sounds together. we know instantly when someone uses the wrong pronoun in english, only because we've heard it correctly a million times. i am, you are, he/she/it is, we are, you are, they are -- there's little rhyme or reason to the irregularities, so practice, practice, practice -- drill 'em hard, teach. :)\n\ngood luck!
801161
i think it is mis spelt !!