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Pronounciation of Consonants

b
  • the sound of b, as in boy, if it is the first letter of a word
  • the sound of b, as in boy, if it is the first letter of a syllable, and the last letter of the previous syllable was m or n
  • in all other cases it is a b with less force (try to say the b sound with the lips partly open to make a sound stronger than v but weaker than b)
    • c
  • the sound of c, as in city, if it is before e or i
  • the sound of c, as in cat, in all other instances
    • ch
  • the sound of ch, as in chili
    • d
  • the sound of d, as in dog, if it is the first letter of a word
  • the sound of d, as in dog, if it is the first letter of a syllable, and the previous letter was l or n
  • the sound of th, as in there
    • g
  • the sound of g, as in got, if before a, o, or u
  • the sound of g, as in got, if before a consonant
  • a harsh h (hard to explain), if before e and i
      trick- if the letter u is inserted between g and either i or i, then it has the sound of g, as it got. The u sound is not heard.
    • h The h sound is never heard.
    j
  • It is the same as g before e or i.
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    k It is not a spanish consonant. You will only see it in foreign words. (example: kilómetro)
    ll
  • It is a sort of 'y' sound like the ll in million.
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    n
  • It is the same as in English most of the time.
  • If n is the last letter of a word, and the first letter of the next word is b, p, or v, then the n takes the sound of m.
    • ñ
  • It has an ny sound as in canyon.
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    que, qui
  • The q is only followed by ue or ui, and it is always a k sound, as in quick.
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    r
  • It is like the English r. If it is at the beginning of a word, give it a big trill.
  • It is like the English r. If it is preceded by n, l, or s, give it a big trill.
  • In all other cases, it is just like the English r, with no trill.
    • s
  • If the letter after s is b, d, g, l, m, n, or v, then it is like the z sound.
  • In all other cases, it is an s sound as in soap.
    • t
  • Very similar to English 't', except with the tongue touching the upper teeth.
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    w It is not a Spanish consonant. You will only see it in front of foreign words.
    x
  • between two vowels, it is like a gs sound (try saying 'eggsactly' instead of 'exactly')
  • if followed by a consonant, it has an s sound as in sit.
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    y
  • If y starts a word or a syllable, it is a consonant that sounds like the y in yes.
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    z
  • like the s as in sent.
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    v
  • just the same as b
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