If you follow the below simple rule pronunciation in spanish will be easy.
Condition | Stressed syllable | Example |
word ends in a vowel | last but one | dibUjo, planEta |
words end in -s or -n | last but one | orIgen, entOnces |
word end in a non vowel | last | encontrAr, ustEd |
Other cases | indicated by an accent mark | séptimo, corazón, jamás, preguntó |
The Spanish accent has two main uses:
1.To indicate that the normal rules of word stress are being overridden.
2.To distinguish between otherwise identical words.
aun | even, including | aún | still |
de | of,about | dé | he gave |
el | the | él | he |
mas | but | más | more |
mi | my | mí | me |
o | or | ó | or(when used with numbers 1 ó 2) |
se | oneself | sé | I know or be |
si | if | sí | yes |
te | you | té | tea |
tu | your | tú | you |
Accents in interrogative words:
como | how | cómo | how? |
cual | which | cuál | which? |
cuando | when | cuándo | when? |
cuanto | how much/many | cuánto | how much/many? |
donde | where | dónde | where? |
que | what | qué | what? |
quien | who | quién | who? |
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