Minimal pair · Mexican Spanish; starter contrasts also occur widely elsewhere
Spanish /a/ vs /o//a/ versus /o/
Learn to hear the difference between a and o in Spanish words.
Practice these sounds/a/
The a category
Listen for the target sound in each word.
As incasa
/o/
A close-mid, rounded vowel
A rounded vowel made toward the back of the mouth.
As incosa
WHAT TO LISTEN FOR
A small change.
A different word.
Learn to hear the difference between a and o in Spanish words.
Listen for the target sound in each word.
Sound examples
Tap to hear each wordcasa
/ˈkasa/housemasa
/ˈmasa/doughpala
/ˈpala/shovelcama
/ˈkama/bedmano
/ˈmano/handpalo
/ˈpalo/stickpato
/ˈpato/duckcosa
/ˈkosa/thingsopa
/ˈsopa/soupcopa
/ˈkopa/drinking glassropa
/ˈropa/clothesmono
/ˈmono/monkeypolo
/ˈpolo/pole, such as a magnetic poletomo
/ˈtomo/volume of a book14 words. Words stay hidden during practice unless you choose to reveal them.