"Vuelta a España" como se dice??

Question

Hello,
I'm watching the televised Vuelta a España on American TV. The announcers keep enunciating everything, including the "a." My question is, doesn't a spanish speaker skip the "a" and just slur it all together, like, "Vuelta España?" It sounds so over pronounced when they say it.

Thanks for any help offered.

Answer 1

"Vuelta a España" is the correct way to pronounce it. "a" it's a preposition indispensable for the sentence to have the meaning. It's inevitable to swallow some prepositions sometimes, especially when talking fast. I hear English speakers and they swallow 'of' and 'to' prepositions too - to be fluent should have nothing to do with skipping prepositions.

EDIT: 'carcar', you're right. It would be "La Vueltaespaña".

Thanks, I can see enunciating the "a," but It sounds very English to emphasize the "a" as a completely different syllable. could it be said "Vueltaaa España?" I would like to know how the average spanish speakers say it.. - carcar, Sep 7, 2013

"La Vueltaespaña" or "La Vueltaspaña". - 00483d91, Sep 7, 2013

Gracias, MrSoprano. Es de España? - carcar, Sep 7, 2013

Yes. From Spain. - 00483d91, Sep 7, 2013