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The Spanish VowelsAll words are made up
of syllables or a single syllable, and the vowel in each
syllable determines the basic sound of the syllable
You can think of the vowels as the Big Bosses of
every syllable. That simply means that the vowel forces
the rest of the letters in its syllable to take on its
sound. If the vowel is long, the syllable is a long
syllable. If the vowel is short, the syllable is a short
syllable. That is why vowels are so important.
Each Spanish vowel is
clearly pronounced and not slurred over as happens
sometimes in English. The Spanish Vowels are not
pronounced the same way as in English, but by borrowing
a technique from one of our sponsors, Doctor Memory,™
we have pictured them for you as they are
pronounced in English.
The primary Spanish vowels are A, E, I, O, and U.
Y and other vowels are discussed last.
Let’s picture the sounds made by each one so
that they are not easily forgotten.
On the next page we
will go over each example. |
