Spanish Pronunciation If your goal is to express yourself and be understood by Spanish-speakers, then our little guide on Spanish pronunciation is just the thing to help you get started or improve. Spanish Alphabet Pronunciation: Vowels a like the a in father e for a syllable ending in a vowel, like the e in they for a syllable ending in a consonant, like the e in set i like the i in machine o for a syllable ending in a vowel, like the o in vote for a syllable ending in a consonant, like the o in spot u like the oo in tool silent after q and in the groups gue and gui y when used as a vowel, pronounced like Spanish i Spanish Alphabet Pronunciation: Consonants b, v at the beginning of a word or following a consonant, like the b in body otherwise, a sound crossed between the English b and v sounds c before a consonant or a, o, u like the c in cave before e or i, like the s in silver *in Spain, the c before e or i is often lisped like the th in this ch like the ch in child d like the d in dark between vowels and following l or n, pronounced like the th in there f like the f in flower g before e or i like the Spanish j (English "h" sound) otherwise, like the g in get h silent j like an h but stronger silent at the end of a word k like the k in kid l like the l in leave ll like the y in you m like the m in maze n like the n in navy ñ like the sound of the ni in onion p like the p in pain q like a k, and always followed by a silent u r pronounced with a strong trill ("rolling an r") at the beginning of a word and after an l, n or s minimal trill at the end of the word medium trill for other positions rr with a strong trill s like the z in zebra before consonants b, d, g, l, m, n otherwise, like the s in simple t like the t in terror v same as b w usually like a v x like the x in fox when between vowels like an s before consonant y like the y in yellow z like an s *in Spain, the z is often lisped like the th in feather Back to Resources

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