Hasta el amanecen

Question

Is there a lesson that deals with how to pronounce when two words one ending with a vowel and another beginning with a vowel. It seems that in this case it is pronounced hasta-l amanecer... is it correct that the latter vowel is omitted?

Inma Sánchez · Answer

Hola Emanuel
We don't have lessons on pronunciation yet. Yes, it is normal to lose the sound of a vowel when this is the case. We tend to blend the last letter of a word with the first letter of the following word, and when they are both vowels, this tends to happen. Here are other example sentences where we may omit some sounds:
Los amigos de Eduardo son muy simpáticos. `
You'd hear just one "e" [deduardo]
Busco un apartamento cómodo.
You may hear something like [buscun apartamento]
It sometimes depends on the accent, the region, the speed, etc.
Inma