May 14

Spanish pronunciation

Vowels
A
As CAN
E
As PET
I
AS PIN
O
As OAT
U
As PUBLIC
LL
This double L sounds always like in the words JUICE, JOHN, JIM
Example
Llanta
Llavero
Lluvia
QU
In Spanish, Q goes always followed by an U. After this combination of letters, can come only an E or an I. It is pronounced like QUE = KE, QUI = KI. The U is mute.
G This sounds like it is with the combination of A, O, U. Galon, Gong, Gunther, and it changes into strong sounds with E, I (GE, GI).
Softsounds GUE, GUI. To make this soft sounds with GUE and GUI, the air comes out from the throat gently. GUE (sound) like in GHETTO, GUI like in GUITAR.
V sounds usually like B, still the correct pronunciation should be as in Victor (sound), this is called ve labiodental (lip-dental), because you put your lower lip in contact with you upper teeth and exhale.
B is called labial (lipped) because you put both lips together and exhale, like in boat.
R can be soft or strong, depending if is between to vowels or not. Strong Rusia) or soft carguero ( lifting boat) .
There are also words which use RR like ferrocarril, which sound the same as the strong R like in Rusia.
Ñ This is a letter which only exists in the Spanish Language. Its sounds like NH in other languages (piranha) or like in champagne.

J always sounds strong with all vowels, like GE and GI previously seen.

C sounds strong with vowels A, O, U (KA, KO, KU) and soft with the rest (CE, CI) like the sound in the words CERO or SIN
Z will go only with letters A, O, U, never with E and I. It sounds also like soft C in CE, CI. Zapato , zorro , zurdo.

B,D,F,K,L,M,N,P,S,T and X sound normal.

H has absolutely no sound in Spanish, except when used with C as in children .

W is used usually with foreign words like Winston , or the name Wilfredo.

Mother language: Spanish. I lived in US for 9 years. I don´t have a college degree, but over the years I have been a photographer, graphic designer, English teacher and a computer whiz.

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