Pronunciation Pairs #4 - Diphthongs (Weak Vowel + Weak Vowel)
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| 0:00.0 | This is the U sound and this is the we sound. |
| 0:05.0 | By the end of this lesson, you'll be able to tell them apart. |
| 0:09.0 | Plus, you'll be practicing them and on your way to perfect pronunciation. |
| 0:14.0 | I'm Oracio, and this is Spanish pronunciation through minimal pairs. |
| 0:20.0 | First, And this is Spanish pronunciation through minimal pairs. |
| 0:32.5 | First is you. This is the you sound in Ciad, city, diurno, diurnal, |
| 0:41.3 | Guida, widow, and other words. We is the we sound in Muay, very, |
| 0:43.3 | Ruido, noise, |
| 0:45.3 | Cuidado, |
| 0:47.3 | caution, and other words. |
| 0:50.3 | These sounds are deep thongs made up of two weak vowels. |
| 0:57.0 | They are pronounced within one syllable, while English often break similar combinations into two syllables. |
| 1:04.0 | To make the U sound, start with the tongue high and close to the roof of the mouth for the E sound, |
| 1:13.6 | similar to the E in C. |
| 1:16.6 | Then smoothly glide into the U sound by rounding the lips and slightly raising the back of the tongue, |
| 1:25.6 | like the U in boot. |
| 1:34.3 | The transition from e to u is smooth and happens within one syllable. |
| 1:37.0 | I-U I-U |
| 1:41.0 | I-oo |
| 1:42.1 | I-U E. Ewe. Ewe. |
| 1:45.0 | Ewe. |
| 1:46.0 | Ewe. |
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