Theuis the only vowel that’s a little tricky. In some words, it doesn’t make a sound, but more on that later. Silent Letters Now that we have the vowel sounds, let’s move on to the consonants. There are a few
Foreign words that end with a consonant form the plural with either -s or -es.Example:el club → los clubs/clubes To NoteWhen the plural is formed by adding -es, the word gains an extra syllable. In order to keep the stress on the correct syllable, it may be necessary to add or...
llana penultimate when the word ends in a consonant other than -n or -s fácil lápiz but: coche esdrújula third to last always tráfico semáforo sobreesdrújula* the syllable before the third to last always recuérdamelo *these words are usually verb forms with an attached object pron...
In everyday speech, however, it is common for such words to be made plural simply by addings. Thus it would not be uncommon to hear someone talk abouthindús. Read More Master Spanish Noun-Adjective Harmony By Gerald Erichsen Words Ending in a Consonant As is common in English, nouns end...
What are the standard rules to make a noun plural in Spanish? The rules to make a noun plural change based on the noun's ending. Nouns that end in a vowel require an "-s" added to the end of the word. Nouns that end in a consonant require an "-es" added to the end of the ...
If you visited a Spanish speaking country during the last spring break, chances are you were invited to a party. Maybe it was a birthday party, a wedding or, most likely, just a meet-up with friends. No matter the occasion, there are some Spanish words and phrases that always come in...
Two consecutiveconsonantswill generally belong to separate syllables. However, if the second consonant in a consonant pair isrorl, the consonant pair is not separated into different syllables. Words that begin with prefixes often violate the above rules. For example the syllabification ofenloquecer ...
Modern Spanish has five simple vowels (a, o, e, i, u), a large number of diphthongs and triphthongs, and 18 consonants—16 hard and two soft (Ilandñ). Words ending in a vowel,n, orsare accented on the penultimate syllable (Dolores; canto, “song,”“singing”), and words endi...
By default, put the stress on the second-to-last syllable of a word.Casa(house),manzana(apple),domingo(Sunday), andamarillo(yellow) are all words that follow this example. The only exceptions are words that end in consonants other than “n” and “s.”In these cases, stress the last ...
Let's take a look at some common diminutive suffixes in Spanish! SuffixWhere/How to Use ItExample 1Example 2Example 3 -ito/-ita With words that end in a vowel, drop the last vowel and add -ito/a. For words ending in a consonant other than n and r, just add -ito/a to the end...