Dialect question - Spanish
Hello, I wasn't sure of the proper area to ask this question, but here goes. I've been searching this forum as well as the internet and I can't find a definitive answer. I'm studying spanish and will be coming to DR in October. I wanted to try to get ahead of the game, so I'm really studying Spanish hard, but have been told that the Spanish spoken in DR may have a different dialect than what I'm listening to (Learning Spanish like Crazy audio series). Can someone who actually lives there or someone who has spent plenty of time visiting there, please answer the below:
How do Dominicans pronounce:
Y as in Yo (I) - do they pronounce it as "Yo" or as "Jo"?
R as in Ahora - do they pronounce that as "a-OHR-ah" or "a-O-DAH"?
ll as in calle - do they pronounce that as "kah-YAY" or "kah-JAY"?
v as in ventana (window) - pronounced as ven-tah-nah" or ben-tah-nah?
Thanks for your help.
Thanks for the responses!
That was very helpful, as I work on my studies. It's good to know that for the most part, I don't have to be as concerned with the exact dialect as I thought.
Dominican police dismantle another pornography ring
I sure don't want to be in these guys shoes.............
Santo Domingo.– A US citizen and three Dominican men have been arrested on charges of running a child pornography ring in the country, the police reported Friday.
According to the report, US citizen Williams Bonaparte allegedly hired three women to recruit young girls and shoot pornographic movies in his apartment in Puerto Plata.
On raiding his home, police found a camcorder, a VCR, lights, CDs with pornographic material, and marijuana, the officials said.
[url]http://dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2010/5/8/35641/Dominican-police-dismantle-another-pornography-ring[/url]
With all the fine ass legal age chicas running around rep dom why do some people have to be so stupid.
$10 dollar fares on jetblue
Only for May 11 and May 12 (some routes are exempt). Last I looked they had availability to Puerto Plata from New York (JFK), one way for $10 dollars, leaving May 12 (you still have to pay the taxes and airport fees).
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