viernes, 11 de julio de 2008

Speak spanish...Pronunciation

Here you have some basic pronunciation in order to speak Spanish nicely ;)

2. 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)


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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