BAQ Pronunciation?

[Looking4Wife]

Ok folks, what syllable is stressed for BAQ?

Is it...

1. Barr-AN-quilla?

OR

2. Barran-QUI-lla?

Gracias

[Gator]

... in response to BAQ Pronunciation?, posted by Looking4Wife on Jan 1, 2005

Stress QUI therefore your 2. Barran-QUI-lla would be correct.

A la orden,

gator?

[Michael B]

... in response to BAQ Pronunciation?, posted by Looking4Wife on Jan 1, 2005

Use this rule in all cases and you will be correct: If it ends in a vowel, 'n' or 's', it is stressed on the next to last syllable. If it does not end in a vowell, 'n' or 's', it is stressed on the last syllable. All words which do not follow this rule have an accent mark on the vowel in the syllable which is accented.

BTW, what Thunderbolt said about the 'double l' is also correct....kind of varries regionaly, Some places (my ex from C.R. comes to mind) even pronounce 'll' as 'zah'....but eveybody will understand you if you pronounce it 'ya'.

[doombug]

... in response to BAQ Pronunciation?, posted by Looking4Wife on Jan 1, 2005

And the 'rr' is rolled, requires a little fluttering tongue sound.

It's subtle, but it don't hurt to use it.

[doombug]

... in response to BAQ Pronunciation?, posted by Looking4Wife on Jan 1, 2005

QUI is.

[thunderbolt]

... in response to BAQ Pronunciation?, posted by Looking4Wife on Jan 1, 2005

Number 2.

Also, the 'lla' is not pronounced as an 'l', more like between 'ya' and 'gia'.