Spanish ............................................Prounounce
It................................English
.......................................................(Emphasis
on bold-faced syllable)
Boss your friends around with the following commands.
Cierre* la puerta. .........................................see-eh-rreh
la pwer-tah .............................Close the door.
Pague la cuenta............................................ pah-geh
lah kwehn-tah .............................Pay the bill.
Vaya a la iglesia. ..........................................bah-yah
a lah ee-gleh-see-ah ...................Go to church.
Venga a la casa............................................. behn-gah
ah lah kah-sah ..........................Come to the house.
Cómprelo. ....................................................kohm-preh-loh
........................................Buy it.
No trabaje mucho.......................................... noh
trah-bah-heh moo-cho ....................Don't work
so much.
Diga la verdad. ...............................................dee-gah
lah behr-dahd ............................Tell the truth.
Lea el periódico. .............................................leh-ah
ell peh-ree-oh-dee-koh .................Read the newspaper.
Siéntese usted. ................................................syen-teh-seh
oo-sted.............................. Sit down.
*To address more than one person, add an "n" to the
verb. Examples: cierren, paguen.