ro A SPANISH REFERENCE GRAMMAR

press the back of the tongue more strongly against the palate: las llamas y los caballos

Henan la calle, the llamas and the horses fill the street; la lluvia Rega hasta los llanos, the rain reaches even the plains; el chiquillo llora y china, the child weeps and screeches. 34.

14. fri; also n before b, v, or p; about as English m: mi madre me mima a mi, my mother humors me, el mapa muestra mil montes, the map shows a thousand hills; me envia un vaso, he sends me a glass; sin verme, me envidia, without seeing me he envies me. 35.

15. n; about as in English, but with the tip of the tongue pressed against the gums above the upper front teeth: no nos anuncian nada nunca, they never announce anything to us; ningiin tonto se pone loco, no fool becomes crazy. 36.

16. fi; about as ni in union; but press the back of the tongue more firmly against the palate: la niftera rifle al nitio, the nursemaid scolds the child; el dueflo tine el patio, the owner dyes the cloth; el canon gruliet todo el alio, the cannon growled all year. 37.

17. p; about as in English: el paquete de papeles es para mi papa, the package of papers is for my father; el perro pide pan al portero, the dog begs bread of the janitor. 38.

18. q is always found before ue or ui; see

C before a, o, u, or consonant, in 20. 39.

19. r, except r initial, r after s, or r after 1 or n, is slightly trilled; the tongue takes the same position as for n, which see: el criado era gracioso, the servant was funny; el frio se pondra fuerte, the cold will become intense; creo que varios hombres lo dirdn, I think that several men will say so. 40.

zo. rr, or r initial, or r after 1 or n is strongly trilled; the tip of the tongue is pressed firmly against the alveoles, back of the point of contact for r or n: el rico corre al rio, the rich

man runs to the river; su honra no corre riesgo, his honor runs no risk.

rr con rr cigarros,

rr con rr barril;

rapidos corren los carros
del ferrocarril. 41.

For r after s, see below: s before r.

21. s, or x before a consonant is a voiceless or hissing sound, as in sister: rosas y risas son hermosas, roses and smiles are beautiful; las cosas simples expresan mucho, simple things reveal much; el presidente expresti su deseo, the president expressed his desire. 42.

22. s in contact with a following b, v, d, g, 1, m, or n is voiced, having a sound similar to that of s in English rose: es la misma isla, it is the same island; el riesgo es grande, the risk is great; es decir, that is to say; es