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Look at the Spanish word below and decide if the “d” is pronounced like the English “d”, the English “th”, or extremely soft/omitted.
depende
a.
English “d”
c.
extremely soft/omitted
b.
English “th”
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a. English “d”
Explanation: In "depende" the first d is at the start of the word, so it’s pronounced as a clear [d] (like English d). (Intervocalic d — e.g., "cada" — is softer, often [ð], and can be very reduced or dropped in some dialects.)
Explanation: In "depende" the first d is at the start of the word, so it’s pronounced as a clear [d] (like English d). (Intervocalic d — e.g., "cada" — is softer, often [ð], and can be very reduced or dropped in some dialects.)
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