Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Repeat after me


A quick note about the pronunciation of Esteban's name.


Esteban has 3 syllables (es-TAY-bon) and the accent is on the second syllable.

Think of how you say the name Steven - the English equivalent of Esteban. Usually you pronounce the name Steven with the accent on the first syllable (STEE-ven).

Now translate that emphasis to Esteban, and you'll be reasonably close.


I've been thinking about how to explain that to non-Spanish speakers for weeks. You'll have to let me know if it works.

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