Spanish Consonants Pronunciation

Spanish Pronunciation of B and V

Well if there is one thing that makes learning Spanish easy, it is the pronunciation. Spanish consonants are very similar to the English language. With that said, there are a few differences. However, for the most part, they are almost identical. This page teaches you the proper pronunciation of the consonants and what they look like. Yes, there are a couple of letters that differ from English.

The consonants in Spanish sound somewhat less harsh than their English friends do. Spanish is one of the romance languages. The letters sound soft and are smooth flowing. There are a couple of distinct sounds like the double letter "rr" but that is an exception to this soft sounding rule. Right then, let us begin this lesson. Listed below are the major consonants and how to pronounce them. Have fun, and enjoy yourself.

• B & V: These letters sound the same in Spanish. The sound is made by pronouncing the letter from the tips of your lips. Try for yourself, say the word, Buenos Dias.


• C: It has the same kind of sound it does in English. It would be pronounced the same just as if you were saying car, cut, cat, etc... However, it does sound different when it comes before the letters E or I. An example of this would be the word for house, casa (cah-saw).


• CH: This letter is pronounced as if you were saying "choo-choo" train.


• D: Use the tip of your tounge to pronounce this letter. The tongue should touch the roof of your mouth. Try it now. Try saying donde (don-dey) and dar (da-ar).


• F: This is the exact same as in English.


• G: This has more of a hard sound, except when it comes before E and I. It does not sound like the word "gee" but rather like the word "gone". Sometimes you will hear it used with a soft sound though.


• H: In Spanish, this letter is always silent. Do not pronounce this letter at all, period.


• J: This letter is similar to the letter G when the letter G is before an E or an I. It sounds like an exhausted letter H.


• K: This letter is not used very often in the Spanish language. It is one of the least used Spanish consonants actually. It sounds the same as its English counterpart.


• L: This has the same sound as the English letter.


• LL: The double letter L has the sound of the letter Y in English. If you were to say the word mi llamo, it would sound like (yamo). Mi llamo means "my name is".


• M: This letter sounds just like it does in English.


• N: This letter has an exception. It sounds more like the letter M when it comes before P, B, M, and V.


• Ñ: This letter can be thought of as the letters N and Y together.


• P: The same as English.


• Q: This letter is always followed the the letter U, remember that. It sounds like the English letter C in the word car.


• R: This letter causes a lot of trouble for a lot of people. Instead of saying it like the way we do in English, you have to flick your tongue off the roof of your mouth.


• RR: This is the rolling letter R. It uses a few flips of the tongue on the roof of the mouth.


• S: This is pretty similar to the English counterpart. There might be a slight variation in some words, but most of the time it is the same.


• T: Use the same technique you do for pronouncing the letter R. The T is used by touching your tongue on the tip of the mouth.


• V: Sounds like the letter B in Spanish.


• W: This is another one of the least used Spanish consonants. It is used in words that are foreign to the Spanish language.


• X: This letter can be thought of as the letters K and S put together. However, you only say it like that if it is between two vowels. When the letter X is before a consonant, it is pronounced like the letter S.


• Y: It is pronounced like the letter I when it is at the end of a word. When found elsewhere, it sounds more like the letter Y.


• Z: Sounds like the letters T and H put together. Spanish Vowels>>