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Pronounciation of Vowels - Dipthongs

In a dipthong, vowels are classified as either strong or weak. The strong vowel dominates the sound that you make.

Strong vowels: a, e, and o

Weak vowels: i, u, and y

Examples with the strong vowel followed by a weak vowel:

ai - bailar
au - gaucho
ay - hay
ei - reinar
eu - deudar
ey - ley
oi - oigo
oy - soy

Examples with a weak vowel followed by a strong vowel:

ia - diablo
ie - hierro
io - serio
ua - cuatro
ue - bueno
uo - antiguo
The author is not aware of any words with a dipthong starting with 'y'.

Examples of two weak vowels:

iu - ciudad
ui - cuidar
uy - muy

If you find a word with a dipthong consisting of two strong vowels together, please email the author of this page! (there aren't supposed to be any. :)