Spanish Pronunciation Tutorial

These exercises work hand-in-hand with Camino del éxito -- our complete conversation course. Good pronunciation is important for two reasons. The first and most obvious reason is that you need to speak well enough that native speakers will be able to understand you. The second reason is not so obvious.

In order to make progress, it is extremely important that you practice speaking out loud. But many students feel a little bit inhibited when they first start trying to speak a new language. We have discovered that the more successful you feel, the more likely you will be to speak freely.

With our course, you will feel successful from the very outset because when you use these exercises along with the audio CDs, you will very quickly develop confidence in your pronunciation skills. With that confidence, you'll be more likely to speak freely, and so you will progress much more quickly.

Topics

1. Vowel: a
2. Vowel: e
3. Vowel: i
4. Vowel: o
5. Vowel: u
6. Consonant: d
7. Consonant: r
8. Consonant: rr
9. Stress
10. Intonation: Statements
11. Intonation: Information Questions
12. Intonation: Yes/No Questions
13. Intonation: Choice Questions
14. Linking: Part I
15. Linking: Part II
16. Linking: Part III
17. Consonant: b/v
18. Diphthongs: Overview
19. Consonant: c
20. Consonant: ch
21. Diphthong: ai (ay)
22. Consonant: f
23. Diphthong: ei (ey)
24. Consonant: g
25. Diphthong: oi (oy)
26. Consonant: h
27. Diphthong: ui (uy)
28. Consonant: j
29. Diphthong: au
30. Consonant: k and w
31. Diphthong: eu
32. Consonant: l
33. Consonant: ll
34. Diphthong: ia
35. Consonant: m
36. Diphthong: ie
37. Consonant: n
38. Consonant: ñ
39. Diphthong: io
40. Consonant: p
41. Diphthong: iu
42. Consonant: q
43. Diphthong: ua
44. Consonant: s
45. Diphthong: ue
46. Consonant: t
47. Diphthong: uo
48. Consonant: x
49. Consonant: y
50. Consonant: z