<![CDATA[Comments on: Can you come?]]> 2008-05-26 18:00:00 <![CDATA[By: ]]> Ola SpanishPod! I'm a long-time CPod poddy and this is my first spanish lesson :). I'm really enjoying this Praxis Pass!

Is it just me or do the V's sound like B's to anyone else? I keep hearing 'benir' instead of 'venir'. Is this the standard pronunciation? I'm about to go and study the pronunciation guide, but I'd be grateful for any help from the community.

...yup. The V in Veronica sounds just like the B in Beatriz. I may just have to get use to saying Beronica. (or do I need to get my ears checked? be honest...)

]]> Ola SpanishPod! I'm a long-time CPod poddy and this is my first spanish lesson :). I'm really enjoying this Praxis Pass!

Is it just me or do the V's sound like B's to anyone else? I keep hearing 'benir' instead of 'venir'. Is this the standard pronunciation? I'm about to go and study the pronunciation guide, but I'd be grateful for any help from the community.

...yup. The V in Veronica sounds just like the B in Beatriz. I may just have to get use to saying Beronica. (or do I need to get my ears checked? be honest...)

]]> <![CDATA[By: ]]> nurdle,

you are correct; in Spanish, the /b/ and the /v/ are both pronounced the same way, as if they were the same letter. 

At the beginning of a word, or after a breath, or after certain consonants, you'll hear [b], so Veronica is pronounced [beronica]. 

However, between a vowel, both /b/ and /v/, so the /b/ in "acaba" and the /v/ in "cava" make the same sound.  Phonetically, this sound is called a "voiced bilabial fricative," represented by the symbol [β]. 

To make this sound, try making the English /v/ sound, but instead of bottom-lip-to-upper-teeth contact, make the sound between your upper and lower lip.  The trick is that the sound is continuous; that is to say, you can sustain the sound until you run out of breath. 

If you're not used to making this sound, don't worry too much about it, it will come to you with time, and Latinos won't judge you for pronouncing English /b/s and /v/s.  It's a tiny detail that won't stop anyone from understanding you.  However, the phonological facts are, indeed, useful for your listening comprehension!  :)

]]> nurdle,

you are correct; in Spanish, the /b/ and the /v/ are both pronounced the same way, as if they were the same letter. 

At the beginning of a word, or after a breath, or after certain consonants, you'll hear [b], so Veronica is pronounced [beronica]. 

However, between a vowel, both /b/ and /v/, so the /b/ in "acaba" and the /v/ in "cava" make the same sound.  Phonetically, this sound is called a "voiced bilabial fricative," represented by the symbol [β]. 

To make this sound, try making the English /v/ sound, but instead of bottom-lip-to-upper-teeth contact, make the sound between your upper and lower lip.  The trick is that the sound is continuous; that is to say, you can sustain the sound until you run out of breath. 

If you're not used to making this sound, don't worry too much about it, it will come to you with time, and Latinos won't judge you for pronouncing English /b/s and /v/s.  It's a tiny detail that won't stop anyone from understanding you.  However, the phonological facts are, indeed, useful for your listening comprehension!  :)

]]> <![CDATA[By: ]]> 'voiced bilabial fricative' - sounds fun! Thanks JP for this detailed and useful answer. Does Spanish use any other "non-English" pronunciations that might confuse someone like me? (I see that it's back to the pronunciation guide for me...)

]]> 'voiced bilabial fricative' - sounds fun! Thanks JP for this detailed and useful answer. Does Spanish use any other "non-English" pronunciations that might confuse someone like me? (I see that it's back to the pronunciation guide for me...)

]]> <![CDATA[By: ]]> A nadie le he pedido venir.

]]> A nadie le he pedido venir.

]]> <![CDATA[By: ]]> I was putting on my face cream this morning and remembered this lesson about mañana( tomorrow) & de la mañana (in the morning)

the directions for use in spanish and english texts were

Aplicar cada mañana sobre el rostro y el cuello perfectamente limpios

Apply daily to cleansed face and neck

so aplicar cada mañana- would be to apply every tomorrow since there is no de la?

would it be correct to say:
Aplicar cada dia - to apply every day or
Aplicar cada de la mañana - to apply every in the morning? every morning?

Thanks!

]]> I was putting on my face cream this morning and remembered this lesson about mañana( tomorrow) & de la mañana (in the morning)

the directions for use in spanish and english texts were

Aplicar cada mañana sobre el rostro y el cuello perfectamente limpios

Apply daily to cleansed face and neck

so aplicar cada mañana- would be to apply every tomorrow since there is no de la?

would it be correct to say:
Aplicar cada dia - to apply every day or
Aplicar cada de la mañana - to apply every in the morning? every morning?

Thanks!

]]> <![CDATA[By: ]]> ewong

Yes you can say aplicar for apply.

Aplicar cada dia - to apply every day or
Aplicar cada DIA en la mañana - to apply every in the morning? every morning?

]]> ewong

Yes you can say aplicar for apply.

Aplicar cada dia - to apply every day or
Aplicar cada DIA en la mañana - to apply every in the morning? every morning?

]]> <![CDATA[By: ]]> considering the tiny space there is to write in on the package, does leaving out the "DIA en", take away from the probable meaning of this text message.

]]> considering the tiny space there is to write in on the package, does leaving out the "DIA en", take away from the probable meaning of this text message.

]]> <![CDATA[By: ]]> Cobre

You can also say.

Aplicar por las mañanas or aplicar todas las mañanas.

]]> Cobre

You can also say.

Aplicar por las mañanas or aplicar todas las mañanas.

]]> <![CDATA[By: ]]> corrections to PDF

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