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au
A
au OW in owl
autobiografía - autobiography autor - author pausa - pause fauna - fauna aunque - even though bautismo - baptism
2
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Diphthong: ei (ey)
A
Like the “ay” in say seis - six afeitarse - to shave treinta - thirty reina - queen ley - law pleito - lawsuit, fight peinar- to comb
3
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Diphthong: eu
A
“eu”, does not have an English equivalent. It sounds like a combination of the “ay” of the word “say” and the “oo” of the word “boot.”
Euro amateur - amateur neutral - neutral Europa - Europe neumonía - pneumonia deuda - debt neurótico - neurotic
4
Q
ai or ay
A
"EYE" aire - air baile - dance hay - there is or there are paisajes - landscapings Buenos Aires traigo - I bring ayer- yesterday
5
Q
Diphthong: ia
A
"ia ", is pronounced like YAH Ancianos - elderly media - half estudiar - to study pronunciar - to pronounce
6
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Diphthong: ie
A
YEA viejo - old cien - hundred cielo - sky siempre - always viento - wind tiempo - time or weather tienda- small store Hicieron- they made
7
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Diphthong: io
A
EO in vidEO
sucio - dirty precio - price capitolio - capital novios - bride and groom misterio - mystery delicioso - delicious
8
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Diphthong: iu
A
“iu”, is similar to the English word “you,” except that it is a somewhat shorter sound.
ciudad - city
ciudadano - citizen
veintiuno - twenty-one
9
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Diphthong: oi (oy)
A
OY in boy
hoy - today estoy - I am oigo - I hear tiroides - thyroid soy - I go coincidencia - coincidence
10
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Diphthong: ua
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"ua", has no real English equivalent, but can be reproduced by combining the "oo" of the word "boot" with the "a" of the word "papa." Be sure to combine these two sounds into a single sound. agua- water guante - glove adecuado - adequate cuatro - four Ecuador - Ecuador igual - equal guapo - handsome
11
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Diphthong: ue
A
“ue", has no real English equivalent, but can be reproduced by combining the "oo" of the word "boot" with the "a" of the word "paper." Be sure to combine these two sounds into a single sound. recuerdo- I remember bueno - good jueves - Thursday bisabuelo - great-grandpa juego - game muela - molar fuerte - strong puente - bridge
12
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Diphthong: uo
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"uo", combine the "oo" of the word "boot" with the "o" of the word "note." antiguo - old ambiguo - ambiguous fluorescente - fluorescent fructuoso - fruitful arduo - arduous
13
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Diphthong: ui (uy)
A
WE
muy - very ruido - noise cuidado - care Luis - Louis influir - to influence construir - to construct esquina - corner
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