Transcript Document 567472

Los acentos en Español
Knowing how letters are
pronounced is only one
aspect of learning
Spanish pronunciation.
Another key aspect is
knowing which syllable
should be stressed.
Fortunately, in Spanish
the rules for stress (also
known as accent) are
straightforward.
Remember, how do we divide
words into syllables?
That’s right! Clap
them out.
In fact, there are only three basic rules that cover
nearly every word:
Tres, tres, tres, tres,
tres….
Regla número uno
If a word ends in a
vowel, n or s, the stress
is on the penultimate
(next to last) syllable.
For example, toro,
computadora, joven
and zapatos all have
their accent on the nextto-last syllable. Most
words fit this category.
What were those letters
again?
Vowel
N
S
¿Cómo se pronuncian estas
palabras?
Profesora
Bebe
Trabajan
Comen
Trabajamos
comemos
Regla número dos
Words than end in
other letters have the
stress on the last
syllable. For example,
hotel, hablar,
madador and virtud
all have the accent on
the final syllable.
What were those letters
again?
Oh yeah, any other
consonant beside
N or S.
¿Cómo se pronuncian estas
palabras?
Comer
Beber
Aptitud
Solitud
Madrid
Papel
Reglas número tres
If a word isn't
pronounced according
to the above two rules,
an accent is placed
over the vowel of the
syllable that gets the
stress. For example,
común, lápiz, médico,
inglés, and ojalá all
have the stress on the
indicated syllable.
Where do we put the accent
mark in these words?
sabado
sábado
television
televisión
miercoles
miércoles
frances
francés
Excepciones
The only exceptions to the
above words are some words of
foreign origin, generally words
adopted from English, that
retain their original spelling and
pronunciation. For example,
sandwich is usually spelled
without an accent over the initial
a, even though the stress is as
in English. Similarly, personal
names and place names of
foreign origin usually are written
without accents (unless accents
are used in the originating
language).
MÉXICO, PERÚ, PANAMÁ
Note also that some
publications and signs do
not use accent marks
over capital letters,
although it is normally
best to use them when
possible.
Él o el
You should be aware that
sometimes accent marks are
used only to distinguish two
similar words, and they don't
affect pronunciation (because
the marks are already on a
syllable that is being stressed).
For example, el and él are both
pronounced the same way,
even though they have quite
different meanings. Similarly,
some words, such as que and
quien, use accent marks when
they appear in questions, but
usually not otherwise.
Now you try…
State the rule number
(1 or 2) that applies
and say the word
with the proper
stress.
Where’s the stress?
Literatura
1- literatura
Animal
2- animal
Mochila
1- mochila
Interesante
1- interesante
Más práctica
Amarilla
1- amarilla
Compositor
2- compositor
español
2- español
Any written accent mark is
automatically regla 3
Matematicas
3- matemáticas
Mama
3-mamá
Razon
3- razón
Es fácil, ¿no?
¿Qué es regla # 1?
If a word ends in a
vowel ,n or s the
stress is on the
next-to-the-last
syllable.
What’s rule #2?
If a word ends in
any other consonant
besides n or s the
natural stress is on
the last syllable.
Y regla # 3…
Any exception takes
a written accent
mark over the vowel
of the syllable that is
stressed!
¡EL FIN!