How do you say lee or cree?

Question

I am recording the verbs "to read" and "to believe" in the present tense conjugation and I am having trouble with the double ee pronunciation since all the sounds you hear on the net are in the infinitive form.

[He reads] Is it "lay" "a" {long a}? and [He believes] Is it "cray" "a" {long a}?

Gracias!

Answer 1

Yes, that's as close as you can get to sounding them out with english sounds.
Oh yeah, I have this one as well: link text

You said my pronunciation was correct and I found the rule. Strong vowels, a, e, o are put into separate syllables as le-o; tra-e; cre-e so you and I are correct. - foxluv, Jan 10, 2010

Answer 2

Here is a link I have (probably from Lazarus) link text

Wow, I've been looking for one of these! - TheSilentHero, Jan 9, 2010

¡Muchas gracias-es muy util ! - pintor, Jan 9, 2010

no te preocupes ;) con mucho gusto - Jason7R, Jan 9, 2010

Wow! This is the cat's pajamas. - foxluv, Jan 9, 2010

Answer 3

Here is a link I have (probably from Lazarus)

That's not the one I was thinking of, but it's a good one. Thank you. I think Lazarus preferred María over Antonio.

However, the thing that worries me about that site is that it will pronounce anything you put into it.

Lee - no problema

Leer- Claro

Leyendo - es facil

Leyendiosimosidigrado - esa palabra también! (A word I made up)

That's the truth, I remember the conversation. :) - Jason7R, Jan 9, 2010

Answer 4

I am recording the verbs "to read" and "to believe" in the present tense conjugation and I am having trouble with the double ee pronunciation since all the sounds you hear on the net are in the infinitive form.

But in this case the infinitive form also has the double e, so it's just a matter of dropping the R.

However, someplace around here is a link to a site that gives you pronunciation of any word, spoken by natives all over the world.

Does anyone have that link?