/s/ – Voiceless Alveolar Fricative
Notes:
Features:
- Place of Articulation: Alveolar
- Manner of Articulation: Fricative
- Phonation: Voiceless
Video Library:
Note: In some Spanish dialects, the /s/ sound is often dropped or replaced by an /h/ sound. The artist for the final song lesson of this course is Puerto Rican and does this often. So Spanish learners sometimes find it difficult to understand Caribbean varieties of Spanish. It is not that difficult to process, once you tune your ear to it.
1. Build Awareness
plaza [plä.zä], los [lo̞s], sí [si], casar [kä.sä&], plazoleta [plä.so̞.le̞.t̪ä], cena [se̞.n̪ä], vos [vo̞s], cima [si.mä], ese [e̞.se̞], sumo [su.mo̞]