Question

2. Pick two of the sentences below and record yourself saying them in Spanish. Each
sentence is worth 2 points.
1. Mi casa está cerca del supermercado.
2. Mi casa está lejos del hospital.
3. Mi cama está lejos de la cocina.
4. Mi baño está cerca de mi sala.
5. Mi casa está lejos del parque.
6. Mi casa está cercas del cine.

Answer 1

I can’t make an audio recording, but I’ll pick two sentences and give clear pronunciations so you can record yourself.

Chosen sentences
1) Mi casa está cerca del supermercado.
2) Mi casa está lejos del hospital.

IPA transcriptions
1) /mi ˈkasa esˈta ˈseɾka del supeɾmeɾˈkaðo/
2) /mi ˈkasa esˈta ˈle.xos del ospiˈtal/

Plain pronunciation guide (syllable by syllable, stress in UPPERCASE)
1) MI CA-sa es-TA CER-ca del su-per-mer-CA-do
2) MI CA-sa es-TA LE-jos del hos-pi-TAL

Pronunciation tips
- "Mi" = like English "me".
- "casa" = CA-sa, soft "s".
- "está" = stress on -TÁ.
- "cerca" = CER-ca, the “r” is a single flap (like the tt in American “butter”).
- "supermercado" = stress on -CA-.
- "lejos" = LE-jos; the j = an h-like sound (airy, as in Spanish from Latin America; slightly harsher [x] in some accents).
- "hospital" = os-pi-TAL (the initial h is silent in Spanish).

How to record (quick tips)
- Use your phone’s Voice Memos or any recorder.
- Say each sentence twice: once slowly (to focus on sounds) and once at normal speed.
- Record in a quiet room, hold the mic ~10 cm from your mouth.

If you want, record and upload the file here and I’ll give feedback on pronunciation. Also: note sentence 6 in your list should be "Mi casa está cerca del cine." (not "cercas").