Regarding my earlier 'LL' pronounciation post..
Through researching the pronounciation of LL, I've thought of yet another question. The question is a simple one:
If an Argentinian were to arrive in Spain and said, 'Quiero montar en Cabasho' referring to Caballo, would he be understood?
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'Quiero montar en Cabasho' referring to Caballo, would he be understood?
I've never heard the unvoiced "sh" sound from a Spaniard (but, then, there are many parts of Spain that I've never visited). However I have recordings of several recordings Flamenco songs (typically sung by Gypsies from Andalucia) which use the voiced consonant (like the 'g' in the English "garage" or "beige").
As for other Spaniards understanding, as a teenager, I once drove to Florida and in the northern part of the state my car's coil burned out and needed to be replaced (I'm not sure that modern cars [with their electronic ignition systems still have coils but anyway ...]). It took me a while to understand the garage mechanic's explanation of the problem because he pronounced "coil" the way I pronounce "coal" (and I was quite certain that my car did not run on coal). He didn't have a replacement part and so we (he invited me to ride along) drove to a neighboring town to obtain one. It turned out that the mechanic there didn't understand him either! (until I chimed in with the "Yankee pronunciation" of ""coil") In short, will people understand? --- It depends..
When I went to England it was hard to understand some people depending on how different our relative accents were and English is my first language, so I imagine maybe some people would understand and some people wouldn't. I think most people would understand though, I remember in high school they laughed so hard when we asked "¿Dónde está el baño? They thought it was hilarious!
That sentence would probably be understood...after all there are only a limited number of things that one rides, so they would probably figure it out.
Being able to understand the pronunctiation of ,ll , d, or v and b, are the least
of my worries , but understanding the preterit , ser and astar etc and all the grammar
traps which are in Spanish I think is far more important than whether I have a speach
or hearing problem , these things are easily overcome ,but the grammar is not.
