The n that turns into m in Spanish
You send a voice message to a friend in Mexico and notice that every word with n before v comes out with an m sound.
The phrase
Aquí el invierno no es tan frío como allá.10 words10 sentences
The ten words
- invierno/inˈbjeɾno/
winternoun
The coldest season of the year, between autumn and spring.
- enviar/enˈbjaɾ/
to sendverb
To make something reach another person or place.
- envolver/embolˈbeɾ/
to wrapverb
To cover something completely with paper, fabric or something else.
- convencer/konbenˈseɾ/
to convinceverb
To get someone to believe something or change their mind.
- conmover/konmoˈbeɾ/
to move (emotionally)verb
To cause a strong emotion in someone, like tenderness or sadness.
- conversación/kombeɾsaˈsjon/
conversationnoun
A talk between two or more people.
- envase/enˈbase/
containernoun
A container where a product is kept or sold.
- envidia/enˈbidja/
envynoun
The annoyance you feel because someone else has something you want.
- invisible/inbiˈsible/
invisibleadjective
That cannot be seen.
- conveniente/kombeˈnjente/
convenientadjective
That suits you or works well for you at a certain moment.
The sentences
Aquí el invierno no es tan frío como allá.
Winter here isn't as cold as it is there.
¿Te puedo enviar ese mensaje de voz otra vez?
Can I send you that voice message again?
¿Me ayudas a envolver el regalo con este papel?
Can you help me wrap the gift with this paper?
Nadie me va a convencer de que digo bien invierno.
No one's going to convince me that I say invierno right.
Ese mensaje de voz me acaba de conmover un poco.
That voice message just moved me a little.
Después seguimos la conversación, ya me tengo que ir.
Let's continue the conversation later, I have to go now.
Compré el jugo en un envase de vidrio.
I bought the juice in a glass container.
Me da envidia que estés allá en la playa.
I'm envious that you're there at the beach.
Esa mancha casi es invisible en la foto.
That stain is almost invisible in the photo.
Es más conveniente que te llame el fin de semana.
It's more convenient if I call you over the weekend.
Pronunciation
invierno/inˈbjeɾno/
The v sounds just like a b, and 'vier' is one syllable with the stress: in-BIER-no.
enviar/enˈbjaɾ/
The v sounds just like a b, and 'viar' is one syllable: en-BIAR, with the stress at the end.
envolver/embolˈbeɾ/
Both v's sound like b and the stress falls on the last syllable: en-bol-VER.
convencer/konbenˈseɾ/
The c in 'cer' sounds like s, and the stress goes at the end: kon-ben-SER.
conmover/konmoˈbeɾ/
The v sounds just like a b, and the stress falls on the last syllable: con-mo-ver.
conversación/kombeɾsaˈsjon/
The c in 'ción' sounds like s and the stress falls on that last syllable.
envidia/enˈbidja/
'dia' is one syllable and the stress comes before it, on 'vi': en-BI-dia.
invisible/inbiˈsible/
The stress falls on 'si', not on the last syllable.
conveniente/kombeˈnjente/
'nien' is one syllable and that's where the stress goes: kon-be-NIEN-te.
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- How do you pronounce envolver in Spanish?
- The two v's sound like b, and the stress falls on the last syllable: en-bol-VER.
- What does conveniente mean?
- It means something suits you or works well for you at a certain moment.
- What does envidia mean?
- It's the annoyance you feel because someone else has something you want.