Topic: Speaking Skills
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Basic Spanish Pronunciation
Spanish pronunciation is pretty easy and straight forward. To be honest, if you can read English, you can basically already read Spanish. I don’t think it’s a wise use of your time to practice pronunciation much.
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Pronunciation in Spain
Every Spanish-speaking country has a different accent. The trained ear (definitely not mine) can almost always tell you what country somebody is from just from their accent. Not me. But even I can tell when somebody comes from Spain. Except for perhaps Argentina, Spain’s accent is the most unique.
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Spanish Acronym Pronunciation, Spain Vs. Latin America
I went back to Spain recently for the first time in over 10 years. I was chatting with my buddy Manuel, and he said something quickly that sounded like gobbly gook. I had acclimated myself to the Latin American way of talking. There are differences. That’s one of the reasons I didn’t understand Manuel in Spain. And of course, what he was talking about–it didn’t even exist 10 years ago!
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Pronunciation Doesn’t Matter
In this video, you’ll hear about something that happened while I was away that really disappointed me! I probably haven’t stressed this enough. I said it, but I didn’t stress it. Pronunciation doesn’t matter.