English Pronunciation Tips: Key Sounds for Spanish Speakers

06/03/25 • 16 min

Struggling with certain English sounds that make business communication tricky? This episode offers practical tips to tackle difficult pronunciation specific to Spanish speakers. Improve your clarity and confidence for crucial work interactions like meetings and negotiations.

Top Takeaways

Clarity Beats Perfection: Don't obsess over a perfect accent; focus on clear, understandable pronunciation for better communication.
Master Tricky Sounds: Practice sounds not found in Spanish, like TH, the retroflex R, and various English vowel nuances.
Practice Smart: Use techniques like conscious tongue position, shadowing, and minimal pairs.

Vocabulary Corner

Excel: To be exceptionally good at or proficient in an activity or subject.
- Example sentence: Improving your English can help you excel in international business meetings.
Impactful: Having a marked effect or influence.
- Example sentence: Delivering an impactful presentation requires clear communication.
Negotiate: To try to reach an agreement or compromise by discussing something.
- Example sentence: Clear pronunciation helps when you need to negotiate contracts with clients.
Transmit: To cause (something) to pass on from one place or person to another.
- Example sentence: We need to transmit our proposals clearly to potential partners.
Asset: A useful or valuable thing or person.
- Example sentence: Turning your English into your biggest professional asset requires consistent effort.

Helpful Links & Tools

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Top Takeaways

Clarity Beats Perfection: Don't obsess over a perfect accent; focus on clear, understandable pronunciation for better communication.
Master Tricky Sounds: Practice sounds not found in Spanish, like TH, the retroflex R, and various English vowel nuances.
Practice Smart: Use techniques like conscious tongue position, shadowing, and minimal pairs.

Vocabulary Corner

Excel: To be exceptionally good at or proficient in an activity or subject.
- Example sentence: Improving your English can help you excel in international business meetings.
Impactful: Having a marked effect or influence.
- Example sentence: Delivering an impactful presentation requires clear communication.
Negotiate: To try to reach an agreement or compromise by discussing something.
- Example sentence: Clear pronunciation helps when you need to negotiate contracts with clients.
Transmit: To cause (something) to pass on from one place or person to another.
- Example sentence: We need to transmit our proposals clearly to potential partners.
Asset: A useful or valuable thing or person.
- Example sentence: Turning your English into your biggest professional asset requires consistent effort.

Helpful Links & Tools

Listen to the Podcast: Subscribe on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify.

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https://fluentenglishpro.com/members/

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Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/show/4svKh6w8nUtdFwV9CzVG6h

Apple Podcast

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fluent-english-pro/id1706003460
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Previous Episode

Is It Easier to Learn English or Spanish?

Picking up a new language isn’t always easy. But have you ever thought about why some languages feel easier than others?

In this episode, I talk about what really makes a language feel easy or hard. I share my own thoughts as a Spanish speaker and compare English and Spanish to show that both languages have their tough spots. English has things like weird pronunciation and phrasal verbs. Spanish has tricky verb conjugations and formal vs. informal words for “you.”

I also explain how some languages—like Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese—are easier to learn if you already speak one of them, since they have a lot in common. But that doesn’t mean it’s always easy. Even small differences can make learning a bit more complicated.

Every language has easy parts and hard parts. The most important thing is how much time you spend with the language. The more you listen, speak, read, and practice, the better you get.

Key Takeaways:

Language learning is a gradual process that requires patience and acceptance of challenges.
The difficulty of learning a language is influenced by both language structure and cultural factors.
Formality and politeness rules vary between languages and can be confusing for learners.

Resources:

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Join our membership community here:

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