from
Singing the Basics: Beginning Spanish
by Mental Note Music
All songs written and performed
by Todd Hawkins © 2001
www.mentalnotemusic.com
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Why is it that in English
We’ve got words like
GOOD and FOOD
READ and READ
That look more or less the
same but sound different?
In English you can’t
necessarily sound words out,
but in SPANISH…
2
If you know “taco”
And “burrito”
And “Pepe”
You know the vowels.
There’s no exceptions,
like with English vowels.
This is always
how they sound!
3
In Spanish,
All you’ve gotta do is
Pronounce these vowels
EXACTLY THE SAME
Everytime you see ‘em.
A, E, I, O and U.
4
If you know “taco”
And “burrito”
And “Pepe”
You know the vowels.
There’s no exceptions,
like with English vowels.
This is always
how they sound!
5
It really is that simple!
85% of what you
need to know
to pronounce
every word in Spanish
is found in
THESE THREE WORDS!
6
If you know “taco”
And “burrito”
And “Pepe”
You know the vowels.
There’s no exceptions,
like with English vowels.
This is always
how they sound!
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