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: