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Pretty much what it sounds like

• crazygringo 4y ago
  No, the "a" vowels are totally different. "Grassy" and "ass" have the vowel in "bat". "Gracias" has the vowel in "bot".
  • netrus 4y ago
    Bot is a problematic example, as it has many different pronunciations depending on meaning and region. But non on the common pronunciations have an 'a' (IPA), like Gracias.
    • crazygringo 4y ago
      True, I was simplifying a bit. Technically "gracias" is /a/ as you point out, while bot is /ɑ/. But /a/ doesn't really exist in General American English, so bot (or bra, as sibling suggests) is the closest on the IPA vowel chart.
  • jmholla 4y ago
    I think the a in "bra" works better in your comparison since it has an a.