spanish sounds vowels the vowel sounds never change in spanish
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Spanish SoundsVowelsauoei
The vowel sounds never change in Spanish
Words starting with vowelsaabeja
eelefante
iiglesia
ooveja
uuvas
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abejaelefanteiglesiaovejauvasSay the words!
ConsonantsSome are pronounced differently to English consonants*ccasa
hard c before a
*ccerdo
soft c before e like th in the word thin
ciclista
soft c before i like s in English
*ccocheThe Spanish ch is pronounced like the ch in the word church
*chconejo
hard c before o
*cSay the words!
casacerdociclistacocheconejo
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cucaracha
hard c before u
*cgato
hard g before a
*ggenio
g before e like h in English
*ggimnasio
g before i like h in English
*ggordo
hard g before o
*gSay the words!
cucurachagatogeniogimnasiogordoSay the words!
gusano
hard g before u
*g
helado
h is a silent letter in Spanish
*hjirafa
j in Spanish sounds like h in English
*jamarilloll in Spanish sounds like y sound in English
*llseorita
is like ny sound in English
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gusanoheladojirafaamarilloseorita
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ratn
*r
r at the beginning of a word has a vibrating soundperro
*rrrr has a vibrating sound too
ventana
b and v are pronounced exactly alike in Spanish
*vxilfono
x at the start of a word is a bit like s sound in English
*xzumo
z in Spanish sounds like th in the English word thin
*zSay the words!
ratnperroventanaxilfonozumoSay the words!