In Spanish there are accents on some letters like á..é..í..ó..ú..ñ..ü
and is it pronounce differently from the a e i o u n u without accent??
2006-11-23 21:37:15 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Well, I thought that that was clear enough for everybody
2006-11-24 09:59:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The pronunciation of á, é, Ã, ó and ú is actually the same, but the accent means you must stress this syllable. For example, "América" is pronunced "ah - MEH - ree - kah", whereas without accent it would be "ah - meh - REE - kah", and the meaning of word can change if you don't stress the correct syllable: "canto" means "I sing" and "cantó" means "he sang".
The pronunciation of às just like "ni" in "onion", and the ü is used only when the U follows a G after which it shouldn't be pronunced. You usually don't pronunce the U when it's between a G and an I or E, whereas à has to be pronunced. For example "güiro" is pronunced "gwee - ro", whereas without accent it would be "ghee -ro".
2006-11-24 06:08:39 · answer #2 · answered by El Emigrante 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
The accents on vocals in Spanish are meant to tell on which syllable you should apply and stress when you pronounce the word... but the pronunciation of each letter is the same with o without the accent...
And ñ, is another letter ;) has a different pronunciation from n
2006-11-24 08:45:14 · answer #3 · answered by rocy_77 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would like to say that an a with an acute accent on like á is pronounced like 1,5 times longer than an ordinary a, and not necessary stressed. Cortes and cortés.
2006-11-24 14:41:23 · answer #4 · answered by Realname: Robert Siikiniemi 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Never is right about the accents but forget to mention the ñ, which changes the sound to the sound of the first n in onion, and umlaut u(my keyboard doesn't have easy access to that one) which also changes the sound. gue would be like gay and the other is like gwey
2006-11-24 06:01:25 · answer #5 · answered by custers_nemesis 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the accent tells you which syllable to put the most stress on.
2006-11-24 05:40:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am not sure what your question is...
Yes it is pronounced differently...
2006-11-24 05:40:48 · answer #7 · answered by Mafia 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I don't think so,are u from Mexico,if u r where u from
2006-11-24 05:53:11 · answer #8 · answered by jr 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋