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Preliminary Lesson 5 - Diphthongs & Triphthongs
publication date: Jul 29, 2011
(Lesson Transcript)In the first lesson, we studied some syllables with more than one vowel, for instance: gua, mie, viu, vuel, etc., and some with only one vowel. Is there any rule about the number of vowels that each syllable ought to have? Yes. When one strong vowel is combined with one weak one (remember the strong vowels are a, e, and o, and the weak vowels are i and u), and the strong one has the accent, that is to say, when the stress falls on one of the vowels a, e or o (and never on i or u), we do not separate them; together they form a syllable with the consonants which accompany them. This is what we call a diphthong. When a strong vowel comes between two weak ones, and the strong one has the accent, we do not separate them either. They form what we call a triphthong. Only in these cases can a syllable have two or three vowels together. The vowels of a diphthong or a triphthong must never be separated. When the accent falls on one of the weak vowels, i or u, no diphthong is formed, and the vowels must be pronounced separately.
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