Here is a sample of what will you get: Pronunciation
rules, adapted to the Latin American culture.
A- Like
"a" in the word father: padre, sala.
B- Like
"b" in boy: bastante, hombre.
C- Before
"a", "o" and "u", or a consonant; like "c"
in cat: cama, como, cuna, claro, creo. C-
Before "e" and "i"; in Latin America;
like "c" in city: cena, cine.)
CH- Like
"ch" in child: chico, mucho, muchacha.
D- Like
"d" in day: día, verdad, nada. D-
At the end of a word, like a soft " t ".
E- Like
"e" in they: mesa, leche.
F- Like
"f" in fine: final, felíz.
G- Before
"a", "o" and "u", or a consonant; like "g"
in goal: gato, gota, gusto, gloria. Also in the syllables "gue" and
"gui" (the "u" is not sounded, unless it has a dieresis
[ü]): Guevara, guitarra. ( "Güe" and "güi",
one must pronounce the "U": vergüenza, pingüino). G-
Before "e" and "i", like "h"
in horse: gemelo, gitano.
H- Is always
silente: hoy, hay, ahí.
I- Like
"ee" in feel: vida, silla.
J- Like
"h" -in here: Jaime, jeringa, jirafa, José, jugo.
K- Like
the English "k": kilo.
L- Like the English "l": loco, lápiz.
Ll- Like "y" in beyond: calle, pollo.
M- Like the English
"m": madre, memoria.
N- Like the English
"n" : no, nada.
Ñ- Like
"n" in the word onion, canyon: niño, mañana.
O- Like "o"
in boy: soy, no.
P- Like the English
"p": padre, papa.
Q- Like "k",
but found only in the syllables "que" and "qui" (the "U"
is not sounded): queso; aquí
R- Lightly trilled with the tip of the tonge: pero; caro. R- When initial, or after "l", "n" or "s", it is strongly trilled, as well as "rr": rosa; rana; alrededor; Enrique; Israel; carro; perro.
S- Like "s"
in English: suma; casa; desde.
T- Like "t"
in the word towel: tomate; tú.
U- Like "oo"
in the word food: uno; luna.
V- Like "v"
in the word village: vida; levantarse.
W- Like "w"
in English: William; Washington.
X- Like "x"
in the word taxi: excursión.
Y- At the beginning, or within a word, like "y" in the word yes: yo; ayer. Y- When standing alone, or at the end of a word, like "ee" in the word feel: Juan y María; hoy.
Z- In Latin America,
like "c" in the word city: zapato; azul.