English - Spanish

==Language Differences==
Phonetically speaking, English and Spanish are similar enough to allow for conversions between them to be understandable. Despite the fact that English has 20 vowel sounds and Spanish only 5, the spanish vowels can be used as approximates for the english ones with a varying degree of closeness (Ex: "a" in spanish can be used for "@", "V", etc.).
Accent is a large issue in creating understandable English from Spanish. One main issue is the accentation of "r" and "x". Due to Spanish having a trilled "r", the untrilled "r" obtains an amount of trill. Another example, with a larger and more noticable difference, is the Spanish "x" phoneme being used in place of the English "h" phoneme. The "x" phoneme becomes harsher than "h" and slightly trilled, causing it to be closer to the German sound used for "ch". This can be alleviated partially by adding "_0" to "x" creating "x_0". The "_0" removes some of the harshness creating a closer approxomation, however, further editing is required to create a closer approxomate.
==Spanish to English==
===Techniques===
====   Dipthongs====
As opposed to english voicebanks where the dipthongs are included as seperate phonetics, spanish voicebanks have the dipthongs formed from a combination of two vowels.(Ex: "aI" as opposed to "a I")
===Conversion List===
English Symbol	Sample 	Classification	IPA's Symbol / Name 	Spanish Quasi-Equivalent	Notes	Related Phonemes (English)
[@] 	aware, synthesis, harmony, the	vowel 	schwa 	
[a] 	 	
[V] (stressed)
[@r] (r-colored)
[Q@]
[V] 	strut, unclean, cut,duck 	vowel 	open-mid back unrounded vowel 	[a] 	 	
[@] (unstressed)
[{] (fronted)
[Q@] (r-colored)
[e] 	them, egg 	vowel 	open-mid front unrounded vowel 	[e] 	 	
[e@] (r-colored)
[eI] (diphthongized)
[I] 	kit, it, synthesis 	vowel 	near-close near-front unrounded vowel	[i] 	 	
[i:] (tense)
[I@] (r-colored)
[i:] 	beef, eat, harmony 	vowel 	close front unrounded vowel 	[i] 	 	
[I] (lax)
[I@] (r-colored)
[{] 	trap, axe 	vowel 	near-open front unrounded vowel 	[a] 	 	[aU] (diphthongized)
[O:] 	taught, ought, ball 	vowel 	open-mid back rounded vowel 	[a] / [o] 	 	
[O@]
[U@]
[Q]
[Q] 	lot, off 	vowel 	open back rounded vowel 	[o] 	 	
[O:]
[OI]
[U] 	put, look 	vowel 	near-close near-back rounded vowel 	[u] 	 	
[u:] (tense)
[U@] (r-colored)
[u:] 	boot, view 	vowel 	close back rounded vowel 	[u] 	 	
[w] (semivowel)
[U] (lax)
[U@] (r-colored)
[@r] 	urge, bird, marker 	rhotic vowel 	əɹ or ɚ 	[e]+([r]) / [a]+([r]) 	 	
[@] (non-rhotic)
[V]
[eI] 	pay, age, date 	dipthong 	eɪ̯ 	[e]+[I] 	 	[e] (monothong)
[aI] 	buy, eye, died 	dipthong 	aɪ̯ 	[a]+[I] 	 	
[@] 
[V]
[{]
[OI] 	boy, oil, choice 	dipthong 	ɔɪ̯ 	[o]+[I] 	 	
[Q]
[O:]
[O@]
[@U] 	oat, soak, show 	dipthong 	
oʊ̯ (UK)
oʊ̯~o (US) 	[o]+[U] 	 	[@]
[aU] 	loud, out, cow 	dipthong 	aʊ̯ 	[a]+[U] 	 	[{]
[I@] 	beer, ear 	rhotic vowel 	
ɪə (UK)
i(ə)ɹ (US) 	[i]+[a]+([r]) 	 	
[I] (uppercase i)
[i:]
[e@] 	bear, air, aware 	rhotic vowel 	
ɜː (UK)
ɝ (US) 	[e]+[a]+([r]) 	 	[e] (non-rhotic)
[U@] 	poor, surely 	rhotic vowel 	
ʊə (UK)
ʊɹ (US) 	[u]+[a]+([r]) 	 	
[U]
[u:]
[O:]
[O@]
[O@] 	pour, sort, pour 	rhotic vowel 	
ɔː(ɹ) (UK)
ɔɹ~oɹ (US) 	[o]+[a]+([r]) 	 	
[O:]
[Q]
[Q@] 	star, are, harmony 	rhotic vowel 	
ɑː(ɹ) (UK)
ɑɹ (US) 	[a]+([r]) 	 	[@], [V]
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