Spanish ............................................Prounounce
It................................English
.......................................................(Emphasis
on bold-faced syllable)
Word families:
estudiar, estudiante....................................ess-too-dee-ahr,
ess-too-dee-ahn-teh...................... to study, a student,
estudio, estudioso......................................ess-too-dee-oh,
ess-too-dee-oh-so .........................a study, studious
escribir, escritor......................................... ess-kree-beer,
ess-kree-tohr ..................................to write,
a writer,
escritorio, escritura ....................................ess-kree-toe-ree-oh,
ess-kree-too-rah ....................a desk, a scripture
trabajar, trabajador......................................trah-bah-hahr,
trah-bah-hah-dohr ..........................to work, a
worker,
trabajo, trabajoso........................................ trah-bah-hoe,
trah-bah-hoe-so.............................. the work
(job), difficult
comer, comedor........................................ koh-mehr,
koh-meh-dohr .......................................to
eat, a dining room,
comida, comelón ......................................koh-mee-dah,
koh-meh-lohn ..................................food, a
glutton
bailar, baile...................................................bye-lahr,
bye-leh...................................................
to dance, a dance,
bailador, bailable ..........................................bye-lah-dohr,
bye-lah-bleh ..................................dancer,
danceable
You can increase your Spanish vocabulary by forming other word
families.