From NYT I read article: Queridos turistas estadounidenses: seamos mejores

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Queridos turistas estadounidenses: seamos mejores (NYT nytimes.com)

Pronunciation

Learning Spanish is not just about grammar, vocabulary and comprehension. It’s vital to practice speaking and pronouncing. Even speaking and pronouncing are different. Pronunciation is not as interactive. I focus on pronouncing the words and return later to study the grammar and vocabulary.

Here are a few words/phrases that were challenging to pronounce:

inundábamos el mundo y lo destrozábamos
innumerables
derrochando casi 150.000 millones de dólares
Incluso puedes sacar ese polvoriento globo terráqueo de tu repisa para darte ideas
cuántos vuelos pueden aterrizar
Estar apretujado en una multitud
dejemos de atiborrarnos de viajes baratos

The double “rr” sound continues to be a challenge but that’s common. My conversation teacher shared a video with me that had some “great” advice. Use a Scottish accent to say “Scotland is GREAT!”. Roll the “R” in “GREAT”. It works!

I read this article out loud twice and I noticed an improvement. When I speak Spanish a lot I can feel different muscles further back in my mouth getting a workout. Apparently that’s common.

Message

There was a really good message in the article. Excessive tourism hurts the environment. I agree.