Learn pronunciation rules.
Spanish is pronounced how it’s spelled. This makes pronunciation a snap compared to English, where there are all sorts of exceptions.
First, learn the alphabet, then the rules of stress.
There’s a lot more to it than this, but the three big stress rules are:
1) If a word ends in a vowel, n, or s, the natural accent falls on the second-to-last syllable.
Example: burr-I-to
2) If a word ends in a consonant other than n or s, the natural accent falls on the last syllable.
Example: por fav-OR
3) Whenever there is an exception to either of the two rules above, an accent mark is used.
Example: jo-SÉ
Spanish is pronounced how it’s spelled. This makes pronunciation a snap compared to English, where there are all sorts of exceptions.
First, learn the alphabet, then the rules of stress.
There’s a lot more to it than this, but the three big stress rules are:
1) If a word ends in a vowel, n, or s, the natural accent falls on the second-to-last syllable.
Example: burr-I-to
2) If a word ends in a consonant other than n or s, the natural accent falls on the last syllable.
Example: por fav-OR
3) Whenever there is an exception to either of the two rules above, an accent mark is used.
Example: jo-SÉ