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Consonants in Castilian Spanish phrasebook
Consonants in Castilian Spanish phrasebook
b�
like 'b' in "boy"
ca�
like 'ca' in "café"
ce�
like 'the' in "there" [theh] /the tongue ought to be between both teeth/
ci�
like 'the' in "thesis" [thee]
co�
like 'co' in "cork" [koh]
cu�
like 'coo' in "cook" [koo]
ch�
like 'ch' in "church"
d�
its more palatalized than the English 'd' at the beginning of a word and between vowels and at the end of a word its pronounced as 'th' as in "this" and at times it becomes silent.
f�
like 'f' in "fish"
ga�
like 'ga' in "gargle" [gah]
ge, gi�
have a guttural sound like the 'ch' in "loch" or the 'ck' in "block" [kheh,khee].
go�
like 'go' in "going" [goh]
gu�
like 'goo' in "good" [goo]
gua�
like 'gua' in "Nicaragua" [gwah]
güe�
like 'gwe' in "Gwen" [gweh]
gue�
like 'ge' in "get" [geh]
gui�
like 'gee' in "geek" [gee]
güi�
like 'gwi'
h�
this letter is silent and its not pronounced
j�
this sound is always guttural and a throaty sound like the 'ck' in "block" [kh]
k�
like 'k' in "keep"
l�
like 'l' in "lime"
ll�
like 'y' in "yes" (Also pronounced like 'ly' in "homely" or "amply." Though still used in a few parts of Spain, this form is dying out.)
m�
like 'm' in "monkey"
n�
like 'n' in "nice"
ñ�
like 'ny' in "canyon"
p�
like 'p' in "post"
que�
like 'ke' in "kept" [keh]
qui�
like 'kee' in "keep" [kee]
r�
trilled
rr�
strongly trilled
s�
like 's' in "son"
t�
like 't' in "tent"
v�
like 'b' in "base"
w�
only used in foreign words like Walter
x�
like 's' in "saw"
y�
by itself is like 'y' in "possibly" and 'y' in "yes"
z�
like 'th' in "think"
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