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i want to know accent pronunciation ?

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like á , é ,í , ó , ú , ü , ñ , and when to use them .

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updated Jul 24, 2013
posted by arzab

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The first five (á, é, í, ó, ú) are pronounced exactly like their unstressed counterparts. The ü is, as far as I know, used to signify that the "u" sound in a syllable like "gui" is supposed to be pronounced instead of mute; other than that it's the regular "u" - for example the "ü" in lingüista is pronounced in the same way you pronounce the "u" in the English word linguist (correct me if I'm wrong about this). The ñ is "soft", you can try the pronunciation tool here at SD or google to hear the difference between regular n and ñ.

As for when to use them, this is something that is learned gradually because there are a lot of different rules for when a certain vowel in a word should be written with a tilde.

updated Jul 24, 2013
posted by Manity
gracias . - arzab, Jul 24, 2013
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There are lots of resources on the internet which describe this in detail, for example:

Use of written accent marks in Spanish

updated Jul 22, 2013
edited by Scribe-Lady
posted by togtog
Fixed it for you - next time, just click on 'Hyperlink' (the little globe) and type the link in there :) - Scribe-Lady, Jul 22, 2013
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http://www.spanishdict.com/topics/show/118

updated Jul 22, 2013
posted by LemonyCricket