How can i sound more Spanish?

Question

By spanish, i mean from spain, obviously. But, what are some defining featurs to the spanish accent? how do you do the "lisp" thing? how is "ll" pronounced? how is "y" pronounced? tell me everything you can! haha. i am very curious. lol. thanks!

Answer 1

Listen to the Spanish Accent and get some tapes about it.

Answer 2

Hunny, The letter LL: Is usually pronounced like the "y" in "yellow." There are some regional variations, however. In parts of Spain it has the sound of the "ll" in "million," Examples: llama, calle, Hermosillo. The letter Y: Generally, the y is pronounced the same as it would if it were an i, as part of a diphthong. Examples: rey, soy, yacer. In some words that are derived from English and have a y at the end often retain the English pronunciation. For example, in popular songs you may hear words such as sexy and phrases such as oh baby. The Letter Z: Generally sounds like the "s" in "simple." In Spain it is often pronounced like the "th" in "thin." Examples: zeta, zorro, vez. ( this last Letter is very important to practice more if you wanna sound like Spanish from Spain, but remember LISTINING and PRACTICE will make you a Master not only in this subject, but in anything that you wanna learn in life.

Good Luck!!!

Answer 3

If you would like to speak Spanish, then it is called Castillion, which is spoken north of Madrid around a place called Valladolid. Castillion has a clear and powerful pronunciation understood by all Spanish speaking people. It is the language used by God, isn't it? The ll in Valladolid is pronounced like about LJ - "Valjadoli" It is NOT necessary to be lisping, but make some effort to distinguish between S and Z otherwise there might be a misunderstanding or a laugh.

Answer 4

The main difference between the Spanish accent and Latin American accent are the cs and the zs. In Latin America we pronounce both of the consonants like an s (for c only if it's ce, ci). In Spain they pronounce them like the th in THackery (that's as close as I can get to the actual pronunciation, since I can't show you) or thumb. I hoped that helped it would be easier if you could hear me. Good luck

Answer 5

Yes, the lisp is the trick to speaking as a Spaniard. However, when I encounter a person speaking with a lisp all I do is focus on their mouth. I think its wonderful that you would want to learn to pronounce and speak like a Spaniard in your grown up life. However, imagine what children go through in school when speaking with a lisp. They are subject to being ridiculed, labeled speech impediment (anything to get the school more government funding), given speech lessons. So, yeah go for it now!

Answer 6

Listen to Spanish radio on the internet. Rent Spanish movies. Go to Spain. Find a Spanish friend.

Answer 7

LL and Y sound like "Y" in "yellow".

C before E or I, and Z in all cases sound like "TH" in "think"

S is articulated somewhere between the position for the English S and the position for the English SH.

V sounds like a B.

But the most important part of an accent is not the way you articulate the sounds. It's the intonation. And I'm afraid there's no way I can teach you that in writing.

Answer 8

The "lisp" thing is the way Spaniards pronounce c followed by e or i. For example, cinco would be pronounced "thinko." Something close to that.

LL in Castillian is pronounced LY, not Y like in Mexican Spanish.
For example: silla would be pronounced silya.

Answer 9

I majored in Spanish, and the only place in this country where you are going to be able to pick up a true Castillian accent is in the classroom. Especially helpful to research the faculty and find someone actually from there. plus, I'm sure there are tapes you can listen to, but you won't be able to learn it in yahoo answers that's for sure!!!

Answer 10

double ll is pronounced like y and of course roll the r's on your tongue. the y is sort of a j sound and it sounds like it yo but jo.