It is possible to read Spanish written without accent marks, it is more difficult.Īn analogy with English would be something like a Facebook wall post written with Not true of a student trying to learn a new language. Most words and to pick up context clues in cases of ambiguity, this is While a native speaker is likely to know intuitively how to pronounce Then why worry about accent marks at all? For one thing, knowing the rules for accent marks can be helpful to students of Purists were unhappy, but communication did take place.
Many computers lacked Spanish keyboards, so it was common to write messages withoutĪccent marks. He spoke.) But in actual written Spanish, theĬontext almost always makes clear what is meant. It is true that certain words, especially conjugated verbs, are distinguished only by Is it hard to read Spanish written without accent marks? Contrary to what many Spanish teachers tell their students, it really isn't. Rules, that fact needs to be indicated with an accent mark. The details in a future lesson.) If a word follows those rules, it doesn't needĪn accent mark. Then why do many words not have accent marks? There are specific rules about what syllable is stressed in a Spanish word.
In a specific syllable of a word indicates that that syllable is the stressed one.Īccent marks are also used to distinguish certain words that mean different thingsīut are otherwise spelled the same. (that is, pronounced more strongly than the other syllables). What is the purpose of accent marks? Spanish words of more than one syllable have one specific syllable that is stressed This lesson consists of answers to some common questions that people studying Spanish
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