Temas

Pronunciation of Vowels

Table of vowels with examples of Spanish words you may recognize

-a- Allah
taco
casa
gracias
mañana
-e- Macarena
fiesta
siesta
-i- marina
Marguerita
-o- taco
-u- Muchos Gracias!


English words with vowel sounds approximating the Spanish sounds are given below:

  • a
    • father
  • e
    • e as in hey
      if it ends a syllable or is followed by d, m, n, s, or z
    • e as in bet in all other instances
  • i
    • maríne
  • o
    • o as in over
      if it ends the syllable
    • o as in foor
  • u
    • like oo sound in pool