Papiamentu ABC | 9: Accents

How do you pronounce all those vowels with accents on them and on which syllable should you place emphasis ???
In this Papiamentu lesson you will get a basic understanding of the accents. We won't plunge too deep though!
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Lesson transcripts:
Acute accent - aksènt skèrpi: ´
1.a. pasa - to pass by
1.b. pasá - some time ago
2.a. brua - witchcraft
2.b. bruá - messed up
3.a. palabra - word
3.b. palabrá - agreed
4.a. pisa - to weigh
4.b. pisá - heavy
5.a. konta - to tell
5.b. kontá - hello/greetings
Grave accent - aksènt grave: `
Bùs (bus) VS kustumber (custom)
Lès (lesson) VS lenga (language or tongue)
Skòp (kick) VS skol (school)
Dicho i Palabra (words and proverbs):
"awa no ta muha makaku un di dos bia"
A monkey doesn’t get wet twice. This means that something will not happen to me a second time. Fool me once shame on you fool me two shame on me.
Disclaimer:
We are not official Papiamentu teachers by any stretch. While we take great care in bringing you the Papiamentu language as it is spoken in Curaçao, we do not claim responsibility for 100% accuracy.
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