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How to pronounce veinte
Hi Guys,
Is the correct sound like "bein" + "te" or "bei" + "n" + "te" or even "be' +"in" + "te"? I check some online pronunciation of it, some said bein + te or say bei in te, so I would like to know the correct one if possible someone guide mine too! Thanks in advance. |
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Im sorry! but my spanish is weak, I don't really understand it very well...
I believe it's not e english vein, just by changing the v to B sound. But I'm kinda of confuse I know if it's vowel behind, the stress fall before the sound of the vowel combination so it's veINte. We know english we sometimes we use one letter in the middle to combine the sound infront and behind e letter to make some sound but does it apply to spanish too? From the above, so it's not possible in this case, right? So it would be "be" "IN" "te" instead of bei in te? please pardon me for all the questions. I'm really confused :s Quote:
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Please, forgive me. I thought you understood me
![]() When we join a strong vowel (a, o, u) with a weak vowel (i, u) we form a diphthong. A diphthong is only one syllable. However, as there is a strong vowel (it doesn't matter its position), this one would receive the stress: béin-te tién-da But you can't say bé-in-te or ti-én-da. It's the same in English with the word "time", the "i" forms a diphthong (aI) and you can't say "ta-im", but "taim". If the soft vowel has an accent or the two vowels are strong, it forms an hiatus, and you can form another syllable: Ma-rí-a de-se-o I hope it's clearer now ![]() ![]() |
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2) accent over the vowel is it like some funny symbol over the letter? But do they still consider vowel or any of properties has changed etc? I know the pronunciation change slightly. 3a)When we join a strong vowel (a, o, u) with a weak vowel (i, u) we form a diphthong. A diphthong is only one syllable. However, as there is a strong vowel (it doesn't matter its position), this one would receive the stress: 3b)If the soft vowel has an accent or the two vowels are strong, it forms an hiatus, and you can form another syllable: Thanks for explaining to me but my phonics and english foundation is weak, I can speak well but when come to such technical stuff & sounds, grammar I'm really scare & confuse easily. Could you explain a little be more? I don't really get it. |
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Imagine you have five colours: three dark (a, e, o - black, brown, blue) and two light (i, u - white, yellow). If you mix a dark colour with another one light, you'll be able to mix them and you'll get a colour (a diphthong): black + white = grey; a + i = ai (a diphthong > only one syllable). If you mix two dark colours you won't get a real colour, but a strange mix (well, it's not true, but imagine, please ![]() If you add a small amount of black colour to the light ones, it's like (imagine) you're adding an accent to these colours (weak vowels). So, the weak vowels with the accent (tilde) are now strong vowels, and they can't mix in only one syllable: a + í = a-í, two syllables again. I hope you're not more confused now ![]() ![]() |
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I also found this website that has pronunciations of many different Spanish words: http://www.forvo.com/word/veinte/
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Thanks guys! I will read irmamar's dark & light colour then I will ask more questions! sorry I was quite busy, I didn't have time to read and understand the part. thanks again!
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Aside from all the gramatical explanation of diphthongs and vowels and stuff.........I pronounce the "veinte" like this....
véin (like a vein where blood flows and the accent is just for stress purposes) + te (short e sound like the "te" from telephone or television) the more you pronounce it and practice it the better the pronunciation becomes. Good luck!
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I did - I thought that's what I was hearing. I was always told that "e" in Spanish is ALWAYS pronounced the same way, no matter where it is in a word.
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so the "te' should be pronounce as "tay" or telephone "te"? but the te in telephone is it in spanish or english pronunciation?
I heard Tomisimo saying as "bein" + "tay", am I right? |
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