"El jamón" otra vez.

Question

"El jamón" otra vez.

In the flashcard set, "Meat and seafood / La carne y los mariscos," the recording for "jamón” sounds like the first syllable is emphasized, not the second syllable. Does anyone agree with me?

Answer 1

I already answered this question: it is not exactly a recorded voice, but a computer generated voice powered by Oddcast technology. The synthetic voice is stressing both syllables with different degrees, and it is plain wrong. To get a better sound, go to

http://www.acapela-group.com/text-to-speech-interactive-demo.html

chose "Spanish - Antonio", type "el jamón" (do not omit "el", or you'll confuse the machine) and you'll hear it better pronounced.

Answer 2

why-is-jamn-pronounced-hah-mon-instead-of-hah-monSee this prior post, Curiosa.