vocales
/bokales/from spelling rules
The English phrase "vowels" is translated into Spanish as vocales.
The term refers to the speech sounds produced without blocking the flow of air through the mouth.
How do you pronounce it?
/bokales/
Did you know?
- The word vocales is also used in Spanish to describe the members of a board or a committee, meaning 'vocal members'.
- In Spanish poetry and song, two vocales can merge into one sound through a process called sinalefa to maintain a strict rhythmic meter.
- Spanish uses a graphic accent mark on vocales to indicate stress, which can completely change a word's meaning, such as papa meaning 'potato' and papá meaning 'father'.
Examples in context
- ¿Hay alguna lengua sin vocales?Are there any languages with no vowels?This sentence is useful for asking if any language exists without the use of vocales.Tatoeba #10017746 by Shishir, translation #10018145 by espamatics
- El coreano tiene veintiuna vocales.Korean has twenty-one vowels.This sentence is useful for stating the number of vocales found in the Korean language.Tatoeba #13616009 by Seael, translation #13616003 by Adelpa
- El francés tiene muchas más vocales que el japonés.There are many more vowels in French than in Japanese.This sentence is useful for comparing the quantity of vocales in French and Japanese.Tatoeba #584083 by Shishir, translation #3384668 by Ricardo14
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Example conversation
Mateo and María are studying for a Spanish class.
- MateoMaría, ¿cuáles son las vocales en español?María, what are the vowels in Spanish?
- MaríaSon cinco: a, e, i, o, u.There are five: a, e, i, o, u.
- MateoEs más fácil que en otros idiomas.It is easier than in other languages.
- MaríaSí, porque las vocales siempre suenan igual.Yes, because the vowels always sound the same.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
