| Stress The rules for stress in Spanish are: If a word ends in a vowel or in ‘n’ or ‘s’, the next to the last syllable is stressed. patAta patAtas cOme cOmen If a word ends in a consonant other than ‘n’ or ‘s’, the stress falls on the last syllable. parEd hablAr If the above rules do not apply, an acute accent appears over the stressed vowel común geografía inglés azúcar montón Palabras indispensables - Essential words You are going to need the following common words all the time – learn them now! y and a to de of, from en in, on, at o or pero but |