Reducción de Acento para Hispanohablantes

5 claves de pronunciación inglesa para Hispanohablantes que quieren mejorar su acento inglés

Accent Reduction for Spanish Speakers

5 English pronunciation tips for Spanish speakers who want to improve their English accent:

1) V & B

• These two sounds are often confused.

•  V is made with the bottom lip touching the upper teeth: very, ever, have

•  B is made with both lips touching: be, able, cab

•  Be careful of words with both V and B: oblivious, observe

2) SH & S

• These two sounds are also confused.

• SH is made with the tongue further back in the mouth and with the lips rounded.

• S is further forward and the lips are more relaxed. The S sounds higher in pitch.

• Check she compared to see.

3) R

• R is made with the tip of the tongue curling back in the mouth. We don’t touch the top of our mouths when pronouncing a R sound in English.

• We only pronounce a R sound when there is a vowel sound after it: Really, Tree, Carry

• We don’t pronounce a R sound when there is no vowel sound after it: Car, Learn, Here

4) NG

• This is often replaced by an N (when the front of the tongue is touching the teeth).

• Make sure the back of your tongue is up (like when you pronounce a K) and the front of the tongue is down.

• Compare: gone – gong.

5) The /i:/ sound in sheep and the /ɪ/ sound like in ship.

• The tongue is more tense for /i:/ and more relaxed for /ɪ/.

• Compare: seat-sit, feet-fit, beat-bit

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