Today's 3 expressions

• Expression 1

  the vowel a — one single sound, 'ah'

  a

  a: the letter; its name in Spanish is simply its sound

  ah: jaw dropped, tongue flat and low, like the doctor's 'say aaah'

  a (stressed): open and clear, as in the first syllable of 'father'

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• Expression 2

  house, home

  casa

  c: a hard k here, because it sits before a

  a: the stressed open 'ah'

  s: a plain hissed s, as in 'sun'

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• Expression 3

  water

  agua

  a: the word opens on the stressed open 'ah'

  g: a hard g as in 'go'

  u: here the u glides, giving a 'w' sound: gua = 'gwah'

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