"habréis" -- syllabication & pronunciation help needed
Hi All,
Kindly comment and correct...
I'm trying to figure out how to syllabize & pronounce "habréis". It's just one of several verbs with which I'm having trouble. Once I know, I can apply the principle to many other verbs.
My impulse is to pronounce "habréis" thus: 'ah-behr~DEH-ees'. But, since a word ending "s" is naturally stressed on the next-to-last syllable, that pronunciation would imply that the verb is spelled "habreis" (without the acute accent), but it isn't (unless there's an error in the SD conjugation of "haber").
As it is: "habréis", the indicated syllabication is 'ah-behr~DEHEES'. Now, since "e" is a strong vowel, and "i" is a weak vowel, putting "e" and "i" in the same syllable is not outrageous, but 'ah-behr~DEHEES' (as opposed to 'ah-behr~DEH-ees') just doesn't "sound" right to me.
Note that I'm applying a couple of principles here: 1, An ordinary "r" is pronounced 'r~d' (i.e., it's single-rolled, with a semi syllable-break between the 'r' sound and the 'd' sound), and 2, A "br" combination is pronounced as though it is "ber".
Also note that, in my pronunciation, I add a short 'h' sound to vowels "a" "e" "o" & "u" to get the correct aspiration (the breathy sound typical of Spanish).
¡Gracias!
1 Answer
With "habréis" and all other vosotros "er" forms ending in "eis", the accent mark is to stress as somewhat separate that "e." from the "is" Otherwise it would sound like the English word "ace," which you definitely don't want.
My pronunciation of the word is "ah-bray-ees" English phonetics except for the Spanish single alveolar flap "r."
