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Hi. In English you can say Can not or Can't
I am finding this problem when listening to tutorial cd's Allí está seems to be All'está Can someone help here and if this is right, some guidance on this. Thanks. |
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Yes, it's very common joining words. In Castilla La-Mancha, for example, you can hear "Lopajque" that means "Lo que pasa es que". But don't write it!!
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Yes, this type of adaptation of speech sounds between words is normal and common. What you describe as hearing "allí esta" pronounced as "all'está" is a normal and typical in ordinary speech.
How much adaptation of speech sounds depends on the level of formality of the conversation: the less formal/more casual, the greater the amount of adaptation you can expect to hear. Adaptation of vowels across word boundaries is very common: a. neighboring identical vowels almost always merge into one vowel, although a careful speaker may hold the vowel for an extra long time. b. two dissimilar vowels may merge into a diphthong, or one of them may get dropped, although a careful speaker may give both vowels their full values. c. The consonants "ll" "y", and "ñ" always absorb the semi-consonant "y" from the beginning of a following diphthong or triphthong. In the case of "allí está", it's possible for a speaker to pronounce the "í" at the end of "allí" and the "e" at the beginning of "está" as the diphthong /ye/. Because the diphthong follows "ll", the beginning of the diphthong merges with the preceding "ll", and the result is what you report hearing. |
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