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Speaking Spanish for Beginners

45. "Caro" or "CarRrRrRooo"? 🚗 Spanish Minimal Pairs

Speaking Spanish for Beginners

Latin ELE

Language Learning, Education

4.6804 Ratings

🗓️ 6 July 2023

⏱️ 7 minutes

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👂 Did you know a small sound can make a big difference in Spanish? Like the difference between "caro" and "carro"? 🤯

In this episode, you'll learn about minimal pairs (similar-sounding word pairs) and how they can sharpen your Spanish listening skills.¡Vamos!

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Ola, kita-kai-kha,

0:02.0

Marco, your Latino Spanish teacher.

0:04.0

In this episode, we're talking about words that sounds super similar,

0:08.0

but just one tiny sound can change everything.

0:13.0

That's right, I'm talking about minimal pairs.

0:17.0

Not sure what those are?

0:19.0

Don't worry.

0:20.0

I'll explain it all in this episode

0:22.3

and you'll see how this can boost your Spanish listening and pronunciation skills.

0:27.7

Are you ready for this?

0:29.1

Sir, yes, sir!

0:30.5

Vávos!

0:32.6

Minimal pairs are pairs of words in a language that have very similar sound, but different meaning.

0:39.3

These words help us to understand the importance of pronunciation

0:43.3

and how a slight changing sounds can completely change the meaning of what we say.

0:49.3

By recognizing and practicing minimal pairs, you can improve your pronunciation and avoid confusion when speaking or understanding

0:58.0

Spanish, my amigo.

1:01.0

So let's review some pares minimus in Spanish.

1:06.0

We're with the first par minimo.

1:09.0

The words are peso and

1:12.7

bezo.

1:14.8

Can you spot the difference?

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