Spanish Sounds
Spanish Sounds
SAMEB, F, K(rare), L, M, N, P, S, T,
W (only borrowed), Y
Different Letters
ch - sameñ - nyll - y
rr – heavily rolled
A• a – ah• awesome
• ai – ie• lie
C•before an e or i - S•elsewhere - K
D• at the beginning - SAME•elsewhere – slight TH
E• e – eh• let
• ei – ie• lie
• eu – eh – oo (2 sounds) • er – air• fair
G•before e or i - H•elsewhere – G
H• SILENT
I• ee• teeth
J•H
Ll• Y•million
Ñ•ny • canyon
O• o – oh• over
• oi • oy• boy
oy
Q• k • this letter will ALWAYS be followed by
the letter U, which is silent
R•between vowels – slight D• elsewhere - slightly trilled
or rolled
Rr•heavily trilled or rolled
U• u- oo• moon
• ua – wah• water
• ue - weh• Wesley
U is silent when followed by a Q and sometimes G
V•B
X• at the beginning of the word – S• elsewhere - KS• Max
z• S