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Lesson
2 - Pronunciation
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Spanish Letter
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English Sound
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a |
ah |
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e |
ay |
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i |
ee |
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o |
oh |
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u |
oo |
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ll |
y |
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v |
b at beginning of word,
real soft b between 2 vowels |
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ņ |
ny (as in canyon)
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r |
almost like a d when in
between 2 vowels |
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rr |
r w/ a roll of the
tongue |
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d |
almost like a th when
in between 2 vowels |
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j |
hard h |
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g |
g, sometimes a h
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qu |
k |
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ai / all / ay
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eye |
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z |
s |
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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 tounge when you say the
r's.
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