Antonio Machado
Below is a poem by Antonio Machado which I have recorded on www.archive.org
The object of my post is to ask for native Spanish speakers or any fully qualified non native to listen and indicate to me areas where my pronunciation needs work. Cogumela kindly did something similar on one of kiwigirls threads and I found her criticisms very helpful.
Others members can participate if they so desire and try to wite the poem in Spanish and translate it into English.
1 Answer
The initial vowel of "otoño" is 'o'; you're making it a "shwa". You're also "rolling" several of the single "r's".