Where are pronuciation brackets for conjugated verbs?

Question

This question may have been asked but I didn't find what I was looking for using a "search".

Our SD dictionary shows the pronunciation of most words. For instance, battle, is

batalla [bah-tahl’-lyah]

What I'm looking for are the conjugated verb pronunciations.

For instance hablar is

hablar [ah-blar’]

but where is the pronunciation in brackets for hablo or hablé, etc. Any links are appreciated. Gracias.

I wonder what language this [bah-tahl’-lyah] is, it not in a spanish that I have ever heard - - pacofinkler, Jul 24, 2011

Answer 1

Our SD dictionary shows the pronunciation of most words. For instance, battle, is

batalla [bah-tahl’-lyah]

That doesn't even sound like Spanish!

What I'm looking for are the conjugated verb pronunciations.

Easy! The words themselves give you the pronunciation, since Spanish spelling is phonetic and gives the precise pronunciation. Why do you want to know how to pronounce a spelling that tells you how to pronounce the word?

agreed on this and several others Lazarus - pacofinkler, Jul 24, 2011

Answer 2

I think they do not provide the phonetic intrepretations for all the conugated forms since the rules for intonation, syllabication and pronunciation in Spanish are so straightforward that the phonetic interpretations are unnecessary.

Answer 3

I never thought of looking for pronunciation brackets here. The clue from the infinitive seemed to be enough. The pronunciation rules apply, and the conjugation tables show the correct spellings and accents.

It would be nice for conjugated forms to have audio, however.

It would be very, very, very nice for conjugated forms to have audio. - Stadt, Jul 24, 2011

By which I mean I do much better hearing the real thing than by imagining what it should sound like following a set of written rules. - Stadt, Jul 24, 2011

Answer 4

This site will divide the the words up and show the stressed syllable but there is no sound.

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Grrr. The plugin for AppleTime didn't work. I bet this would have been great, even without the sound! Thanks, swampy! - bandit51jd, Jul 24, 2011

Nice site, I like the settings that you can choose from. «Even works for invalid text or gibberish» Not so sure that I like that. - 0074b507, Jul 24, 2011

Answer 5

sílaba. (Del lat. syll?ba, y este del gr. ???????). 1. f. Sonido o sonidos articulados que constituyen un solo núcleo fónico entre dos depresiones sucesivas de la emisión de voz.

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