Ll and y, one sound in Spanish
You get a flat tire in the middle of the street and it starts to rain.
The phrase
Necesito cambiar la llanta antes de que se haga de noche.10 words10 sentences
The ten words
- llanta/ˈʝanta/
tirenoun
The rubber piece that goes around a car's wheel and touches the ground.
- llave/ˈʝabe/
wrenchnoun
A metal tool used to tighten or loosen nuts.
- desarmador/desaɾmaˈdoɾ/
screwdrivernoun
A tool with a flat or cross-shaped tip for putting in and taking out screws.
- calle/ˈkaʝe/
streetnoun
A path between houses or buildings where cars and people pass.
- lluvia/ˈʝubja/
rainnoun
Water that falls from the clouds.
- ayuda/aˈʝuda/
helpnoun
Support someone gives you so you can solve something.
- llamar/ʝaˈmaɾ/
to callverb
To ask someone to come, or to reach them by phone to talk to them.
- llegar/ʝeˈɡaɾ/
to arriveverb
To reach the place you were headed to.
- brillar/bɾiˈʝaɾ/Also said bɾiˈʃaɾ, bɾiˈʒaɾ or bɾiˈaɾ.
to shineverb
To give off light or reflect it strongly.
- allí/aˈʝi/
thereadverb
In that place, far from the speaker and the listener.
The sentences
Necesito cambiar la llanta antes de que se haga de noche.
I need to change the tire before it gets dark.
¿Me pasas la llave para aflojar las tuercas de la llanta?
Can you hand me the wrench to loosen the tire's nuts?
¿Traes un desarmador de cruz en la cajuela del carro?
Do you have a Phillips screwdriver in the trunk?
No podemos quedarnos en media calle con todo este tráfico.
We can't stay in the middle of the street with all this traffic.
Con esta lluvia no se ve nada en la carretera.
With this rain you can't see anything on the highway.
Voy a pedir ayuda porque solo no puedo con esto.
I'm going to ask for help because I can't do this alone.
Mejor hay que llamar a la grúa desde tu celular.
We'd better call a tow truck from your phone.
Vamos a llegar tarde, pero al menos no nos mojamos.
We're going to arrive late, but at least we won't get wet.
Los charcos de la calle empiezan a brillar con los faros.
The puddles in the street are starting to shine in the headlights.
Deja las herramientas allí, junto a la banqueta, por favor.
Leave the tools there, next to the curb, please.
Pronunciation
llave/ˈʝabe/
The v sounds just like a b: don't touch your teeth to your lip.
lluvia/ˈʝubja/
It's two syllables: llu-via. The last part is said together, not vi-a.
llamar/ʝaˈmaɾ/
The stress falls on the last syllable: lla-MAR.
brillar/bɾiˈʝaɾ/
The b and r are joined in one syllable, and the stress is at the end: bri-LLAR.
allí/aˈʝi/
The stress falls on the final i, as the accent mark shows: a-LLÍ.
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- How do you say 'tire' in Spanish?
- It's llanta, as in 'necesito cambiar la llanta antes de que se haga de noche' (I need to change the tire before it gets dark).
- What's the Spanish word for screwdriver?
- It's desarmador, as in '¿traes un desarmador de cruz en la cajuela del carro?' (do you have a Phillips screwdriver in the car's trunk?).
- How do you say 'there' in Spanish?
- It's allí, as in 'deja las herramientas allí, junto a la banqueta, por favor' (leave the tools there, next to the curb, please).