Let's see how good your listening skills are when you have to pay attention to where the emphasis of a word is. Tell us how you did!
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Llamé a la secretaria. - I called the secretary
Llame a la secretaria. - Call the secretary
Everything is the same except for that little accent mark or tilde over the "e" in the first sentence. Did you notice how much the sentence changed with the use of the accent mark/tilde? It changed an "order" or "instruction" to a sentence in "past". This is really easy to see when you have the word written down in front of you but can be a lot harder when you are just listening to someone speak.
So in this video, we are going to do just that. The first part of the Spanish practice Maria is going to say a word and you have to figure out what syllable in the word is getting the emphasis. For the second part of the practice, Maria is going to say a sentence in Spanish and you will have to figure out if the sentence is an instruction or in past. You will do this by listening for the emphasis like in the first activity. The emphasis that Maria puts on words in the sentence with accents will let you know if the sentence is in past or if the sentence is an instruction.
Now if you have trouble when you are speaking Spanish giving the emphasis on words in past, we have a tip for you. Every time you see a tilde picture someone pinching you right as you are about to say it. This will give you the emphasis that the tilde will need for people to understand. Just make sure you do not go crazy with it and look as if you are an angry Spanish student. Maria says that it is important to overexaggerate the sound and then over time as you speak, slowly dial it back so that it sounds more natural.
Did you do better than Cody in this video? I hope you did! It can be a hard topic to get your head around but if you keep practicing it will make sense. Let us know how you did in the comments. Also, remember if you liked this video make sure to give it a thumbs up and subscribe.
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