In Spanish, we only have one a sound . English has three different sounds. Let’s study them:
En español, sólo tenemos una letra para la a. el inglés tiene tres sonidos diferentes. Vamos a estudiarlos:
/æ/ as in cat is a new difficult sound for Spanish students. Make you lips as if you want to pronounce a but say e. Watch this video to copy the position of your mouth:/æ/video
El sonido /æ/ como en cat es un sonido nuevo difícil para los estudiantes españoles. Tienes que colocar tus labios como si fueras a decir una a, pero pronunciar e. Mira este video para copiar la posición y el sonido:/æ/video
It’s also very difficult to distinguish it from the other two sounds /a:/ as in car and /ʌ/ as in up. Watch these videos to check how we pronounce them: /a:/ video, /ʌ/ video
Es muy difícil además distinguir entre la /æ/ de cat, la /a:/ de car y la /ʌ/ de up. Mira estos videos para recordar cómo se pronunciaban la /a:/ de car y la /ʌ/ de up : /a:/ video, /ʌ/ video
Now complete this exercise to distinguish among: /a:/, /e/ and /ʌ/ and listen to this exercise to distinguish between /a
as in car and /ʌ/ as in up and to this one that differentiates /æ/ as in cat and /a:/ as in car.
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