Pronunciation of ais ending

Shirley S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Pronunciation of ais ending

The audio sounds like cab ree ace vs cab ree ice. Dictionaries use the “ice” pronunciation.  Where is the “ace” pronunciation used? Thanks, Shirley. 
Vosotros no ________ en el cine. You wouldn't fit in the cinema.(HINT: Conjugate "caber" in El Condicional Simple)cabríais
Asked 2 years ago
InmaKwiziq team memberCorrect answer

Hola Shirley

I've changed the voice used for those questions testing "cabríais" (conditional) because the automated voices that were used before weren't very clear and it was too fast. It should sound better now and you should be able to distinguish better the sound "ice" at the end, which is indeed the correct pronunciation for the end "-íais" :  [ee - ice]

To have a pronunciation [ace] as you said you would have to have this ending: -éis. You find this ending in the vosotros form of the future, e.g. "Vosotras no cabréis en el cine." (You won't fit in the cinema.)

I hope it helps.

Saludos

Inma

Pronunciation of ais ending

The audio sounds like cab ree ace vs cab ree ice. Dictionaries use the “ice” pronunciation.  Where is the “ace” pronunciation used? Thanks, Shirley. 
Vosotros no ________ en el cine. You wouldn't fit in the cinema.(HINT: Conjugate "caber" in El Condicional Simple)cabríais

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