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IMPSX-EF Posted 17 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation
How do you pronounce the word "Nortenos" ?
Hi,
How do you pronounce “ Nortenos “ ? It seems this is a spanish word. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nortenos I have never learned Spanish, so I do not know how to pronounce a spanish word. So I was wondering if you could write the pronunciation of this word in IPA for me? I think that would make sense to me how to pronounce this word.
May I pronounce as /n?:rt?n?s/ ? Or /n?:rten?s/ ? What is your opinion?
Thanks for your help.
P.S. I am learning American English.
How do you pronounce “ Nortenos “ ? It seems this is a spanish word. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nortenos I have never learned Spanish, so I do not know how to pronounce a spanish word. So I was wondering if you could write the pronunciation of this word in IPA for me? I think that would make sense to me how to pronounce this word.
May I pronounce as /n?:rt?n?s/ ? Or /n?:rten?s/ ? What is your opinion?
Thanks for your help.
P.S. I am learning American English.
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/nor 'ten jos/ The r would be flapped in Spanish, but using a normal English r is fine if the word occurs in an English text. The written form is Norteños. The tilde on that n is sometimes mistakenly omitted when it is written in English, and it's the element that brings in the /j/.
- /nor 'ten jos/ The r would be flapped in Spanish, but using a normal English r is fine if the word occurs in an English text.
- The written form is Norteños.
- The tilde on that n is sometimes mistakenly omitted when it is written in English, and it's the element that brings in the /j/.
- ("y" as in "yes").
- CJ
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/nor 'ten jos/
The r would be flapped in Spanish, but using a normal English r is fine if the word occurs in an English text.
The written form is Norteños. The tilde on that n is sometimes mistakenly omitted when it is written in English, and it's the element that brings in the /j/. ("y" as in "yes").
CJ
The r would be flapped in Spanish, but using a normal English r is fine if the word occurs in an English text.
The written form is Norteños. The tilde on that n is sometimes mistakenly omitted when it is written in English, and it's the element that brings in the /j/. ("y" as in "yes").
CJ
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CalifJim/nor 'ten jos/
The r would be flapped in Spanish, but using a normal English r is fine if the word occurs in an English text.
The written form is Norteños. The tilde on that n is sometimes mistakenly omitted when it is written in English, and it's the element that brings in the /j/. ("y" as in "yes").
CJ
Hi, Ca
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It's on the chart just above ?. It's not necessary to be that exact when pronouncing it in English. /?:/ will do just fine.
CJ
It's on the chart just above ?. It's not necessary to be that exact when pronouncing it in English. /?:/ will do just fine.
CJ
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CalifJim[ o ](The final question
It's on the chart just above ?. It's not necessary to be that exact when pronouncing it in English. /?:/ will do just fine.
CJ
)Oh, yes, CaliJim, I found it! Did you mean /??/ for
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IMPSX-EFSo it should be pronounced as /n??r'tenj??s/ ?Yes, if you want to do it in a British accent!
CJ
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CalifJimCalifJim,IMPSX-EFSo it should be pronounced as /n??r'tenj??s/ ?Yes, if you want to do it in a British accent!
CJ
Thanks for your reply.No!!! I
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Words that most Americans pronounce with /o/ are coat, oak, note, hope, ...
CJ
CJ
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CalifJimWords that most Americans pronounce with /o/ are coat, oak, note, hope, ...
CJ
Okay, CalifJim, thank you very much. It is pretty clear. I get it! Thank you!
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