February 19, 2010, 12:12 PM
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Diamond
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Las Vegas, USA
Posts: 7,863
Native Language: Castellano
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Originally Posted by irmamar
Well, not exactly like a "ll", but more similar to a "y" (i griega), even softer. In fact this is called " yod" and, phonetically, its symbol is /j/. Vowels i and u sometimes are semi-consonants or semi-vowels. I t's the same in English. How do you pronounce the "e" of "the" before "universe"? Do you pronounce it in the same way than before "air"?
El huevo se compone de cáscara, clara y yema.
Quiero agua y hielo.
Cápsulas con calcio y hierro.
Juan e Isabel salen juntos.
Geografía e Historia son mis asignaturas preferidas.
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I think the issue is if in English " A universe or An Universe" is correct.
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