Before answering, check which word is there
If you are unsure whether you heard “misa” or “mesa”, read the visible word before continuing. Alicia’s published design always shows the words and makes audio optional. You need not settle an unclear sound by guessing.
Alicia is a local Spanish word game for children aged 4–7 and their families. It is in development for Android, with no public download yet. This guide describes adult support for the published design, rather than a tested downloaded session.
Understanding the word and checking the link are separate
This invented example explains the rule; it does not promise these words will appear in a hand or an Alicia response.
- me-sa and mi-sa are different words, although both end in sa.
- If the visible word were mesa, a continuation such as sa-po would connect through sa.
- Mishearing the first vowel does not automatically make that link incorrect: check the actual final syllable.
Ask two questions: “Which word does it show?” and “Which syllable do we continue from?” Jumping straight to correcting the entire chain can mix a reading uncertainty with the next turn’s decision.
A pause that gives you a way back
You could suggest this sequence, adapting it to the child’s willingness:
- Look together at the word that remains visible.
- Say it calmly and locate its final syllable.
- Check whether your proposed next word begins with that syllable.
- Continue from the word that actually belongs to the chain.
This is adult support, not a newly claimed audio recognition or correction feature. Visible text offers something to check again; we do not promise it resolves every voice, background noise or reading difficulty.
Keep the player’s choice and turn
In Rally, Alicia continues from the child’s proposal. In family mode, the cooperative chain has ten links, with three illustrated cards for the child and six text cards for the adult. A useful example word may be absent from that hand.
The adult can point out the connection without choosing the child’s card. Optional audio is a situational choice; the game has no timers or scores. This pause makes no claim of educational outcomes.
Read Alicia’s presentation and public facts. Keep the examples in Spanish: translating the words changes their syllables and breaks the demonstration.