Lesson 18: Pronunciation

01

Pronunciation

  • Listen carefully to each pair of items below, and after each member of the pair, during the time left on the tape, and in the space (---) left on the page, write in the missing letter, or letters (including not only the vowels and consonants, but also the Maya accents):

Aural Discrimination Tests

Pronunciation exercise number 1

  • --- wáay
  • --- tséen
  • --- tsʾakyaj
  • x ---òombakʾ
  • x ---ampàal
  • x ---éen
  • x ---íik
  • j ----éemij
  • j ---íik
  • ʾu na---il
  • ʾu kʾajóol---maj
  • xíimbal---tej
  • xíimba--tej
  • xa---oʾob
  • ʾu ch--- le
02

Pronunciation

  • Listen carefully to each pair of items below, and after each member of the pair, during the time left on the tape, record your repetition of the item, listen to the teacherʾs repetition of that item, and repeat that:

Oral Production Tests

Pronunciation exercise number 2

  • máarselìinoj
  • marselínoj
  • ʾáalbertoj
  • ʾalbértoj
  • ʾu tióoj
  • ʾu tíoj
  • pèedroj
  • pédroj
  • doktòor
  • doktor
03

Pronunciation

  • Listen carefully to each pair of items below, and after each member of the pair, during the time left on the tape, record your repetition of the item, listen to the teacherʾs repetition of that item, and repeat that:

Oral Production Tests

Pronunciation exercise number 3

  • j wáay
  • j máanij
  • x ʾáantaj
  • xáantaj
  • j páʾatij
  • k páaʾtik
  • x yèetʾ
  • x lèek
  • ʾu nejil
  • ʾu kéjil
04

Pronunciation

Oral Production Tests

Pronunciation exercise number 4

  • k u y ojée--tik
  • k u y ojée---tik
  • baʾax ---eloʾ
  • ka tsʾoʾo---oʾob
  • ka tsʾoʾ---oʾob
  • ʾu l---le ché(ʾ)oʾ
  • ʾu l--- a ché(ʾ)oʾ
  • lùublen
  • lùuʾlen
05

Pronunciation

Oral Production Tests

Pronunciation exercise number 5

  • sakkuntej
  • sajkuntej
  • ʾu jatsʾtsil
  • ʾu jaʾtsil
  • téʾ t a kàajaloʾ
  • té(ʾ) j kàajoʾ
  • wá u y utstal
  • w ú y tal
  • jé(ʾ) im bineʾ
  • jí(ʾ) in bineʾ