a, e, i, o, u
the five vowels (one clear sound each)
Common trap for English speakers Each vowel is one short, pure sound that never glides; resist the English habit of turning e into 'ey' and o into 'ow'.
In the story
Lucía
We say them clean and short: a, e, i, o, u.
Lucía
Hear them: a like father; e like get but crisper; i like machine; o like more but short; u like food but short, lips round. They never change. Common mistake? Don’t turn i into eye or e into ee. Keep them short and pure.
Lucía
Together: a, e, i, o, u. Again, a touch slower: a… e… i… o… u. Now natural, one smooth line: a, e, i, o, u.
Learn it in the story
This phrase appears in the lesson:
Level pre-A1 · Lesson 2