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for the "th" sounds in spanish such as cazar (this is only found among speakers of Spain), it is verbs that end in zar only?

2007-03-11 10:26:41 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture Languages

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Most Spaniards speak with what is called the ceceo, pronounced thay THAY-o. They pronounce the syllables za, ce, ci, zo, zu with a theta (unvoiced th) sound, as in the English words with and thistle. This sound is dominant in the dialect of Castilla and Leon, which were the most important provinces in the 1500-1600's.

Some Spaniards and nearly everyone else simply pronounces these as sa se si so su, with an s sound, called the 'seseo' say SAY o.

2007-03-11 11:07:46 · answer #1 · answered by Richard E 4 · 0 0

people from spain lisp - the letter 's' is not lisped, but 'z' is and 'c' is (if it is a word like ciudad or cenar but not if it is a word like creo or poco)
people from south america just pronounce c and z and like an s. this is also how i speak because i find it so much easier! :)

2007-03-11 17:39:54 · answer #2 · answered by ? 5 · 0 0

sorry, I don´t understand your question

2007-03-11 17:39:47 · answer #3 · answered by tuahiyyoaqui 1 · 0 1

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