Pronunciation
VOCALES
Carta en español | Sonido correspondiente en inglés |
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a | sofa, America |
e | best, bed |
i | machine, routine, did |
o | tomorrow, Portland |
u | rune, loot |
DIPTONGOS
Carta en español | Sonido correspondiente en inglés |
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ai, ay | eye |
ei, ey | hey |
oi, oy | toy |
ui, uy | gooey |
ia | yah |
ie | yeh |
io | Radio Pero recortado |
iu | ew |
ou | ouch |
eu | NO HAY EQUIVALENTE Intenta decir la primera parte de la palabra "Beowulf" |
ua | wah |
ue | weh |
uo | woah |
CONSONANTES
Carta en español | Sonido correspondiente en inglés | Reglas prácticas y notas |
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b | boat, beer | |
c | kite, cap, cut | before a, o, u and consonants other than h |
center, cylinder | Latin America, before e, i and consonants other than h | |
theory | Spain, before e, i | |
d | dog, diamond | |
f | fun, father | |
g | guns, gum, gold | before a, o, u |
him, her | Before e, i | |
h | NO SOUND | La H es muda; no pronunciarla a menos que vaya precedida de C o S |
j | have, loch | |
k | kite, cap, cut | Same sound as c |
l | lead | |
m | man | |
n | nothing | |
ñ | onion | En transcripción fonética, lo encontrarás como /ɲ/ |
p | paper, print | |
q | kin, kimono, Kerry | Before ue, ui. In native Spanish words, it never precedes a, e, i, o |
water, enter | En cualquier parte de la palabra que no sea el principio, es suave | |
s | soap, serve | |
t | total, tip | |
v | boat, beer | In Spanish, there is no distinction between the b and v sounds |
w | whisky, Hawaii | |
x | existence, Mexico | Can have wither of these three sounds. Which sound to use has to be memorized, for there is no rule to follow. |
Shawn, show | ||
silver, Sion | ||
y | yes | |
z | Andalusia, silence | In Latin American Spanish, this sounds like s |
theory | In Spain, this has the th sound |
CONSONANTES DOBLES
Carta en español | Sonido correspondiente en inglés | Reglas prácticas y notas |
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ch | chair, chimney | |
rr | NO HAY EQUIVALENTE | rolled r |
ll | yes | |
sh | insurance, shame |