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Voice setup

Browser voices come from your system — install the voice in your OS settings:

  • Windows: Settings → Time & language → Speech → Manage voices → Add voices → select Spanish (Spain)
  • macOS: System Settings → Accessibility → Spoken Content → System voice → Manage voices → download Spanish (Spain)
  • iPhone / iPad setup: Settings → Accessibility → Spoken Content → Voices → Tap Spanish (Spain), download a voice
  • Android setup: Settings → Language & Input → Text-to-speech output → Tap gear icon next to Google TTS → Install voice data → Download Spanish (Spain) voice
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12.6

Pronunciation

Stress changes meaning in verbs

In Spanish, the stressed syllable can change the meaning of a verb. (I speak) is stressed on the first syllable; (he spoke — a past form you will learn in A2) on the last. The written accent shows it.

Also listen to the pretérito perfecto: the stress falls on the participle, , , and is short and light.

Minimal pairs

  • hablo/habló
  • trabajo/trabajó
  • estudio/estudió

Repeat after the voice

  • He estudiado mucho.
  • ¿Has estado alguna vez en México?
  • Voy a viajar en verano.
  • Lo siento, no puedo.
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Where is the stress?

Listen and choose the word you hear.