/I/

- Production: When you say this vowel sound, the front of the tongue is raised towards the palate. In fact, the position of the whole tongue is relatively high in the mouth, making it a closed vowel. The lips are slightly spread.

-Approximate castillian production: in the first stages of learning English, Spanish-speakers usually have difficulties in distinguishing /i/ and /i:/, since both are varieties but don't make any difference in meaning. We can find an approximate production when the Castilian /i/ is unstressed position. (último, cursi, pitar)

The Castillian vowel us more closed and tenser nevertheless, as the English /I/ is more relaxed and lightly more centralized, some perceive it as /e/ especially in milk, fill, pin.

The most important speellings

    1. Mainly: "i" and "y"

         - Rich, lady, body, milk,...

         - In unstressed position it may be represented by any vowel: Language [ laen.gwid3]; Wanted                 [wan:ntid].

         - Money ['m^n.i]

         - Minute ['min.it]

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