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    This document provides pronunciation rules of thumb for written English words when pronounced in Spanish. It outlines common spelling patterns in English and their typical pronunciation when said aloud in Spanish, along with examples. For instance, it notes that the "-e" ending is usually silent, and that "au" and "ow" are often pronounced like the Spanish "a". It also indicates exceptions to the patterns. The rules are meant to help Spanish speakers understand how to pronounce unfamiliar English words.

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    Written in English Pronounced in Spanish Examples Exceptions

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    PRONUNCIATION RULE OF THUMB

    WRITTEN IN
    ENGLISH

    (final) -E

    PRONOUNCED IN
    SPANISH

    EXAMPLES

    EXCEPTIONS

    NEVER PRONOUNCED

    CLOSE, GIVE,
    ARE, CHANCE,
    BLUE, HAVE,
    LOVE,DIALOGUE,
    JULIE, SUE,
    SENTENCE

    FIANCEE, EMPLOYEE,
    REFUGEE, CHIMPANZEE

    AU

    HOUSE, OUT,
    MOUTH,COW,
    GROUND,SOUND,
    FLOWER, DOWN,
    NOW, HOW,
    ABOUT

    LOW, KNOW,
    TOMORROW BLOW,
    SLOW, OWN,COURT,
    COULD, YOUR,
    YOUNG, , YOU,
    WOUND,COUNTRY,
    THROUGH, BOUGHT

    OU
    OW

    AU
    O
    AW

    EE

    i:

    como el nm. 2
    en andaluz (sin
    's'), a diferencia
    de la nota
    musical 'do'

    LAW, DAUGHTER,
    JAW, BECAUSE,
    FAULT,
    AUSTRALIA

    SEE, MEET,
    BETWEEN, WEEK

    i:

    PLEASE, TEA,
    MEAT, EASY

    EI

    GREAT

    HEAD, WEATHER

    3:

    SEARCH, LEARN

    a:

    HEART

    IE

    HEAR, YEAR

    EA

    BEAR

    OO

    SOON, BOOT,
    SCHOOL,
    ZOO,FOOT,
    GOOD

    DOOR, FLOOR, FLOOD

    EI

    i:

    RECEIVE, DECEIT

    EITHER (Br.)

    CUT, SUN, MUM,


    UP, US, JUMP,
    SUMMER,
    UNDER, MUCH

    PUT, PULL

    EA

    es como si se
    fuera a decir una
    A pero con los
    labios
    redondeados de
    la O

    OA

    OU

    no redondear los COAT, BOAT,


    labios
    ROAD

    w+A

    A>O

    WANT, WAR,
    WAS, WARM,
    WATER, WATCH

    A+L
    E+L
    I +L
    O+L
    U+L

    A
    E
    I >O
    O
    U

    en realidad es la
    L (muy parecida
    a la catalana) la
    que provoca el
    sonido parecido a
    la O

    ER

    ALL, CALL, ALSO,


    ANIMAL, BALL,
    PENCIL, CANCEL,
    APRIL, CAREFUL
    RACHEL

    REVERSE

    IR
    3:
    OR
    UR

    E oscura, no
    extender los
    labios

    GIRL, THIRD
    WORK,WORD
    NURSE

    EI

    SAY,MAY, WAY,
    STAY,DAY,PLAY,
    RAISE, RAIN,
    EXPLAIN, WAIT,

    Y + VOWEL

    Y>I

    YES,YOU,PLAYER,
    YESTERDAY,

    W +VOWEL

    W>U

    WHITE, WET

    AY
    AI

    No se
    pronuncia B
    despus de M

    CLIMBING,
    PLUMBER

    /klaiming/
    /plamer/

    MAGIC E
    FINAL
    SYLLABLE

    A+CONS+E
    E+CONS+E
    I+CONS+E
    O+CONS+E
    U+CONS+E

    VOWEL
    BEFORE CONS
    PRONOUNCED
    AS IN THE
    ALPHABET
    EI + CONS
    I + CONS
    AI + CONS
    OU +CONS
    IU + CONS

    FINAL 'E' NOT


    PRONOUNCED

    EXAMPLES

    LATE/BASE/ MADE
    PETE/STEVE/ THESE
    LIKE/NICE/RIDE/WRITE
    NOSE/ROSE
    CUTE/USE

    EXCEPTIONS

    /LEIT/
    /PIT/
    /LAIK/
    /NOUS/
    /KIUT/

    HAVE
    GIVE,LIVE,MAGAZINE,OPPOSITE

    /hav/
    /giv//liv/

    SOME

    /sam/

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