2. Pronunciation
|
Spanish Letter |
English Sound
|
| a | ah |
|
e |
ay |
|
i |
ee |
|
o |
oh |
|
u |
oo |
|
ll |
y |
|
v |
b at beginning of word, real soft b between two vowels |
|
ñ |
ny (as in canyon) |
|
r |
almost like a d when in between two vowels |
|
rr |
r with a roll of the tongue |
|
d |
almost like a th when in between two vowels |
|
j |
hard h |
|
g |
g, sometimes a h |
|
qu |
k |
|
ai / all / ay |
eye |
|
z |
s |
|
z, ce, ci |
th (in most parts of Spain) |
Note: Any time I put a double r (rr) in the pronunciation of a word, you need to roll your tongue when you say the r’s.
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