SOME PRONUNCIATION DETAILS IN SPANISH
SOME PRONUNCIATION DETAILS IN SPANISH
LA LETRA H EN ESPAÑOL
When the letter H is not accompanied by the letter C, it is silent. In the following words, the letter H is not pronounced:
LAS LETRAS C-H EN ESPAÑOL
Some decades ago, the combination of the letter C plus the letter H was called “letra Che” or “che”. But later, the Spanish linguists decided not to consider CH a letter but two independent letters. Anyway, wherever you see the letter C and H together, you should pronounced them as the old letter CH as in the following words:
LA LETRA R
When the letter R occurs alone in a Word, as in “Aro” (ring) we call it “ere”. But when it occurs together with another R as in “Carro”, we call it “Erre”. Listen and repeat the following words:
LA LETRA G
1. When the letter G is followed by the letters E or I, it sound as if it was a J:
2. When the letter G is followed by the letters UE, the letter U is silent. The combination -gue- sounds as in spaghetti :
3. When the letter G is followed by the letters UI, the letter U is silent. Listen carefully and repeat the following words:
4. When the letter G is followed by the letters A, U or O, it sounds like GA, GU, GO. Listen carefully and repeat the following words: