Pronunciación en Inglés.....

Ortografia

La ortografía del inglés no se corresponde con los sonidos de las palabras. El inglés se escribe de una forma completamente diferente a como se habla porque es una mezcla de muchos idiomas que han ido aportando, poco a a poco, sus grafías y sonidos propios. El idioma de Shakespeare nace como una lengua germánica a la que se va incorporando el latín, el griego, el francés, y más de 300 otras lenguas. Algunas veces estas palabras conservan la pronunciación de su idioma original. Por ejemplo, la palabra francesa "café" (cafetería). Pero, en muchas otras ocasiones, las palabras extranjeras adoptan un sonido inglés, o un sonido que está entre medias del sonido de la lengua original y el inglés. Por ejemplo, la palabra de origen francés "approach" que suena /aprouch/ y significa acercarse. En francés es "approcher", no /approuch/. En este caso, la palabra toma el sonido vocálico del inglés que se escribe "ao" y suena /ou/. Otros ejemplos de este sonido /ou/ son: boat (barco), soap (jabón), road (camino), toad (sapo).

¡¡VAMOS A POR ELLO!!!

Spanish Alphabet Pronunciation

Learning how to pronounce the Spanish alphabet, or

abecedario, is easy! Most letters only have one sound, which makes pronouncing them pretty simple.

The table below shows the letters in the abecedario, along with their Spanish name(s), and some tips on pronouncing them alone and in combination with other letters.

Pronouncing the Spanish Alphabet

Letter	Letter Name(s)	Pronunciation Tips
a	a	This letter sounds like the ah sound you use to express realization in English: Ah, that's the one!
b	be	This letter often sounds like an English b. Especially when it occurs between two vowels, it is pronounced with the lips not touching, much like the Spanish v. You may also hear it called be larga , be grande or be de burro .
c	ce	This letter often sounds like the English k. Before e or i, it sounds like an s (or like the th in thick in many parts of Spain.)
ch	che	While this is not considered a letter anymore by the RAE, it sounds like the ch in cheese.
d	de	This letter sounds much like an English d, except you should place your tongue against your upper teeth instead of the roof of your mouth when pronouncing it. It often sounds like the th in English then, especially when it comes between two vowels.
e	e	This letter sounds like the eh sound you make when asking for clarification or agreement in English: Eh? What did you say?
f	efe	This letter sounds like the English f.
g	ge	This letter usually sounds much like an English g. Before e or i, it sounds like a harsh English h. It's very similar to the j in Spanish.
h	hache	In general, this letter is silent. However, in words adopted from other languages, the breathy aspiration is maintained. For example, Hawái .
i	i	This letter sounds like English ee but shorter.
j	jota	This letter sounds close to the English h sound, though it varies from country to country. In some places, it makes a harsh sound (almost like you are trying to spit something up). It never sounds like the j in English judge.
k	ca	This letter is uncommon in Spanish, but sounds much like the English k.
l	ele	This letter sounds close to the English l, but with the tongue raised closer to the roof of the mouth (rather than dipped down).
ll	elle	While this is not considered a letter anymore by the RAE, it sounds like the ysound in English yellow in many places. It can also be pronounced like the j in judge or the s in pleasure. You may also hear it called doble ele .
m	eme	This letter sounds just like the English m.
n	ene	This letter sounds just like the English n.
ñ	eñe	A completely separate letter from the n, this letter sounds much like the ni in onion or the ny in canyon.
o	o	This letter sounds close to the o in so, but shorter.
p	pe	This letter sounds close to the English p, but with less breath.
q	cu	This letter is always followed by the letter u and sounds like English k.
r	ere	This letter sounds a bit similar to the d sound in English caddy. At the beginning of a word, it's pronounced like the Spanish trilled rr (see below).
rr	doble ere	To make the famous trilled rr , the key is practice. Practice tip: Say the word butter (with American pronunciation) and think of the sound you make in the middle (tt). In American English, this sound is a tap. The Spanish rr is essentially many taps in a row, and you can practice it by saying the tt sound in butter over and over.
s	ese	This letter sounds just like the English s.
t	te	Softer than the English t, to say t in Spanish, the tongue should touch the teeth and there should be no explosion of breath after moving the tongue away.
u	u	This letter sounds close to the oo in food.
v	ve	This letter sounds much like the Spanish b. The lips do not touch and there is less aspiration. You may also hear it called ve corta , ve chica , ve de vaca .
w	doble ve	This letter is not native to Spanish, but sounds similar to English w. You may also hear it called doble uve or doble u .
x	equis	This letter is pronounced like the ks in English socks. However, in place and person names (especially those from México ), it can be pronounced like a raspy English h, an s, or even the sh in English show.
y	i griega	Most of the time, this letter sounds like the y in English yes. At the end of a word, it sounds like the letter i (hay ). You may also hear it called ye .
z	zeta	This letter is mostly pronounced like the English s, but can sound like the th in English thin in many parts of Spain.

Alphabet table

Here's a handy table with the letters of the Spanish alphabet and their names.

THE ACTIVE VOICE (LA VOZ ACTIVA)

Hasta ahora hemos hablado de la voz activa donde enfocamos la acción del verbo en el sujeto. Pero cuando queremos dar más importancia a la acción y no a quien la ha realizado, utilizamos la voz pasiva.

Ejemplos:

La voz activa

PlayHe ate all of the cookies. (Comió todas las galletas.)
La voz pasiva
PlayAll of the cookies were eaten. (Todas las galletas fueron comidas.)
GRAMMATICAL RULES (REGLAS GRAMATICALES)
Se forma la voz pasiva con el verbo auxiliar "to be" y el participio pasado del verbo.
EstructuraSujeto + verbo auxiliar ("to be") + participio pasado.

Ejemplos:

PlayThe speech is written for the president. (El discurso está escrito para el presidente.)
PlayThe house was built in 1975. (La casa fue construida en 1975.)
PlayMy wallet has been stolen. (Ha sido robada mi cartera.)
PlayThe room will be cleaned while we are out. (Se limpiará la habitación mientras estemos fuera.)

Para transformar una oración activa a pasiva tenemos en cuenta los siguientes puntos:

El objeto de la oración activa pasa a ser el sujeto de la pasiva.
El verbo principal se sustituye por el auxiliar "to be", en su mismo tiempo, junto al verbo principal en participio.
El sujeto de la oración principal pasa a ser complemento agente de la pasiva.
Si hacemos mención en la oración del sujeto que realiza la acción (sujeto agente), este irá normalmente precedido por la preposición "by".

Ejemplos:

PlayMark Twain wrote the book. → The book was written by Mark Twain. (Mark Twain escribió el libro. → El libro fue escrito por Mark Twain.)
PlayThe housekeeper will clean the room. → The room will be cleaned by the housekeeper. (La ama de casa limpiará la habitación. → La habitación será limpiada por la ama de casa.)
USES (USOS)
Usamos la voz pasiva cuando no sabemos quien ha realizado la acción.

Ejemplos:

PlayA civilian has been killed. (Un civil ha sido asesinado.)
PlayThe car was stolen. (El coche fue robado.)
Usamos la voz pasiva cuando queremos dar más importancia a lo que pasó, que a quién realizó la acción o cuando no queremos decir quien la realizó.

Ejemplos:

PlayThe letter was delivered yesterday. (La carta fue entregada ayer.)
PlayA mistake was made. (Un error fue cometido.)
Nota: No podemos usar la voz pasiva con verbos intransitivos como "die", "arrive" o "go". Verbos intransitivos son verbos que no llevan un objeto directo.