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Tutorial 1 - Basic Spanish
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 2 vowels |
| ñ |
ny (as in canyon) |
| r |
almost like a d when in between 2 vowels |
| rr |
r w/ a roll of the tongue |
| d |
almost like a th when in between 2 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) |
Alphabet
| a |
ah |
j |
hoh-tah |
r |
air-ay |
| b |
bay |
k |
kah |
rr |
airr-ay |
| c |
say |
l |
ay-lay |
s |
ay-say |
| ch |
chay |
ll |
ay-yay |
t |
tay |
| d |
day |
m |
ay-may |
u |
oo |
| e |
ay |
n |
ay-nay |
v |
oo-bay |
| f |
ay-fay |
ñ |
ayn-yay |
w |
doh-blay-bay |
| g |
hey |
o |
oh |
x |
ah-kees |
| h |
ah-chay |
p |
pay |
y |
ee-gree-ay-gah |
| i |
ee |
q |
koo |
z |
say-tah |
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