In Spanish, á is an accented letter, pronounced just the way a is. Both á and a sound like /a/.

hotel Noun. hotel, the ~ (hotel business) hotel, el ~ (m) Noun. habitación, la ~ (f) Noun.

In Spanish, all nouns are either masculine or feminine. There are also many common words ending in. The words the ‘THE’ and ‘A’ are different dependent upon whether you are looking at a masculine or feminine noun. “Hotel” in Spanish is masculine, “El hotel”.

Spanish uses the acute accent mark (one that rises from left to right) to indicate stress in certain words. For example, hotel, hablar, matador, and virtud all have the accent on the final syllable.

Great question, Ian. Here’s the only thing that I found online. lápiz –> With accent because it’s a word, ending in letter different from vowel, n or s.

Spanish accents are called “tildes” in Spanish. In English, a “tilde” refers to the “mustache” that goes over the “n” (ñ), and all other marks are called “accent marks.” However in Spanish, a “tilde” is used for both accent marks and tildes.

The voiced bilabial plosive or stop is a type of consonantal sound used in many spoken languages….

Teaching Letter B and the /b/ Sound. The alphabet letter B is one of handful of consonants that makes a short and quick sound. It’s made by a quick puff of air being force through the mouth, and the /b/ “buh” sound can’t really be stretched without being distorted.

Examples of the Consonant [b]

• be [bi]
• bad [bæd]
• but [bət]
• buy [baɪ]
• book [bʊk]
• bumps [bəmps]
• back [bæk]
• buy [baɪ]

You can teach your learners that when say b, their lips begin with a straight line, just as the letter b does. But when you say the letter d, your lips are open; this resembles the circle at the start of the letter d.

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