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Spanish: base de la boca

English translation: floor of the mouth







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Spanish term or phrase:base de la boca
English translation:floor of the mouth
Entered by:Sheila Hardie
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Medical - Music / music
Spanish term or phrase: base de la boca
mantener la lengua relajada en la base de la boca
Frank
floor of the mouth
Explanation:
You could also say the bottom of the mouth, but I think floor of the mouth is better.

HTH

Sheila


http://www.sayitwell.com/articles/reducingnasility.htm

Repeat, but this time RELAX. Let your tongue just lie on the floor of your mouth. Drop your jaw. It’s much easier and a more pleasant sound. Try this tension/release exercise with other, similar, words like man, van, Dan, jam, etc.
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Sheila Hardie
Spain
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2floor of the mouth
Sheila Hardie
4bottom of the mouthelenali
4lower part of the mouth
Robert INGLEDEW


  

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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
floor of the mouth

Explanation:
You could also say the bottom of the mouth, but I think floor of the mouth is better.

HTH

Sheila


http://www.sayitwell.com/articles/reducingnasility.htm

Repeat, but this time RELAX. Let your tongue just lie on the floor of your mouth. Drop your jaw. It’s much easier and a more pleasant sound. Try this tension/release exercise with other, similar, words like man, van, Dan, jam, etc.


Sheila Hardie
Spain
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Karla Mabarak
4 hrs
  -> gracias, Karla:)

agree Ian McAllister: No other expression would be used
15 hrs
  -> thanks, Ian:)
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
lower part of the mouth

Explanation:
keep the tongue loose / relaxed in the lower part of the mouth

Robert INGLEDEW
Argentina
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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bottom of the mouth

Explanation:
to keep the tongue at ease at the bottom of the mouth

elenali
Mexico
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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