Spanish is a phonetic language, so the pronunciation doesn't change between what you write and what you speak when you read. Spanish has some letter that aren't in the English alphabet and now I will explain some letter Spanish has...
(elle or doble ele) Its pronunciation is very similar to the Y, easy to pronounce nowadays people can't find a difference between Y and Ll sounds but I know that people from the old school pronounce it with a very very small difference.
(eñe) This is a very special letter in Spanish. It's the only letter that other languages don't have, the pronunciation can be simple, just add an I between Ñ and the next vowel, however it won't sound perfect it will help you a lot while you get used to it. Once you can pronounce ñi you can do it! so keep trying!
(ache) I like this letter, it doesn't have any sound before the most of letters, but looks so good before the vowels! sometimes it sounds after C or S.
(jota) The sound can change; in some places its pronounced like english H but in other places its pronounced like Kha or خ, isn't relevant...
(ku, qu) The grammar is very special with the letter, in a word is always written before an U but it sounds with the next vowel after U but remember that U is speechless=> examples: QUESO.
(ge) It has a soft sound with the vowels A, O and U for example: GATO, GOZAR, GUSANO.
And has a strong sound (خ ) with the vowels E and I; example: GENTE, GIGANTE. So G in Spanish doesn't has a soft sound with E and I? No, G has! how? the same as Q! writing an U before the vowel we want to make the sound although U is speechless. For example: GUITARRA, GUERRA.
Another important point is that you would get confused when a word has these combinations of vowels. When we are going to read a word that has a soft sound with U and next to the U there is another vowel, how we would know when we have to pronounce the U? We have something called "dieresis" (¨) (Ü) . Here goes the some examples: PINGÜINO, CIGÜEÑA. ( HAHAHA in cigüeña there are two letters we learned today!)
(elle or doble ele) Its pronunciation is very similar to the Y, easy to pronounce nowadays people can't find a difference between Y and Ll sounds but I know that people from the old school pronounce it with a very very small difference.
(eñe) This is a very special letter in Spanish. It's the only letter that other languages don't have, the pronunciation can be simple, just add an I between Ñ and the next vowel, however it won't sound perfect it will help you a lot while you get used to it. Once you can pronounce ñi you can do it! so keep trying!
(ache) I like this letter, it doesn't have any sound before the most of letters, but looks so good before the vowels! sometimes it sounds after C or S.
(jota) The sound can change; in some places its pronounced like english H but in other places its pronounced like Kha or خ, isn't relevant...
(ku, qu) The grammar is very special with the letter, in a word is always written before an U but it sounds with the next vowel after U but remember that U is speechless=> examples: QUESO.
(ge) It has a soft sound with the vowels A, O and U for example: GATO, GOZAR, GUSANO.
And has a strong sound (خ ) with the vowels E and I; example: GENTE, GIGANTE. So G in Spanish doesn't has a soft sound with E and I? No, G has! how? the same as Q! writing an U before the vowel we want to make the sound although U is speechless. For example: GUITARRA, GUERRA.
Another important point is that you would get confused when a word has these combinations of vowels. When we are going to read a word that has a soft sound with U and next to the U there is another vowel, how we would know when we have to pronounce the U? We have something called "dieresis" (¨) (Ü) . Here goes the some examples: PINGÜINO, CIGÜEÑA. ( HAHAHA in cigüeña there are two letters we learned today!)
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