y- of you change to something resembling the sound '-ch-', and we normally say something like 'donchou'. In the dialog of this Unit, you will find a change of thekind called a reduction, or 'shortening'. Here are the two words.
69. In normal speech, there is this reduction.
70. Here is another example from the dialog of a change. First, listen to the two words said separately.
71. Listen to the combination.
72. In order to 'pin-point' it more clearly, let's illustrate this by using word (a) but followed only by the first sound of word (b).
73. Finally, here it is again, in its natural form.
74. (You are now ready to begin learning the dialog.)
DIALOG
(Recorded)
Every Unit will have a conversation in Spanish which must be memorized. To help you achieve this memorization, the conversation has been recorded in four different manners, each of which is a progression toward complete memorization:
Step l. Comprehension.
Step 2. Pronunciation.
Step 3. Fluency.
Step 4. Participation.
Before working each Step, read the instructions for that particular step·
| Person A: | Hi How are you? | (1) |
| Person B: | Fine. And you? | (2) |
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