El encadenamiento
What is encadenamiento and why is it important for us to know about it?
Encadenamiento is the phenomenon by which all Spanish words seem to link together as if there were no phonetic boundaries.
It is important because by mastering it as speakers of English we will sound as authentically Hispanic as possible.
Write out the following date in a complete sentence in Spanish:
Tuesday, 4 / 11 / 23
Hoy es martes, el cuatro de noviembre dos mil veintitrés.
Translate the time from Spanish to English:
Son las ocho y nueve de la mañana.
8:09 am
Translate from Spanish to English:
Hace mucho frío.
It is very cold.
¿Cómo te llamas?
What is your name?
Me llamo __________.
Split the following word into syllables and then indicate the syllable that carries the stress:
El imperio
e - lim - pe' - rio
Write out the following date in a complete sentence in Spanish:
Friday, 12 / 12 / 12
Hoy es viernes, el doce de diciembre dos mil doce.
Translate the time from Spanish to English:
Son las cuatro y dieicieséis de la tarde.
4:16 pm
Translate from Spanish to English:
Ahora, está lloviendo.
It is raining right now.
¿Cuál es tu número de teléfono?
What is your phone number?
Mi número de teléfono es ___________.
Split the following word into syllables and then indicate the syllable that carries the stress:
La probabilidad
La - pro - ba - bi - li -dad'
Write out the following date in a complete sentence in Spanish:
Thursday, 28 / 5 / 00
Hoy es jueves, el veintiocho de mayo dos mil.
Write out the time in a complete sentence in Spanish:
12:15 am
Son las doce y cuarto de la mañana.
Translate from English to Spanish:
It is cloudy
Está nublado
¿Cómo estás?
How are you?
Estoy bien / así así / mal / cansado
Split the following words into syllables and then indicate the syllables that carries the stress:
Buenas noches
bue' - nas - no' - ches
Translate the date from Spanish to English:
Hoy es miércoles, el treinta de octubre dos mil cuarenta y nueve.
Wednesday, 30 / 10 / 2049
Write out the time in a complete sentence in Spanish:
6:30 pm
Son las seis y media de la noche.
Translate from English to Spanish:
Hay tormentas hoy.
It is storming today.
Where are you from?
¿De dónde eres?
Split the following sentence into syllables, indicating every syllable that will carry stress.
Yo pasé dos años en Italia.
yo - pa - se' - do - sa' - ño - se - ni - ta' - lia #
Translate the date from Spanish to English:
Hoy es sábado, el trece de enero dos mil sesenta y dos.
Saturday, 13 / 1 / 2062
Translate the following time from Spanish to English:
Son las diez menos doce de la noche.
9:48 pm
Translate from English to Spanish:
The temperature is 70 degrees Fahrenheit.
La temperatura está a setenta grados Fahrenheit.
How old are you?
¿Cuántos años tienes?