Basic Pronunciation Guidelines - Spanish for Tourists - page 4

tongue at roof of
mouth
* in the middle of a
word it sounds like a
soft d

rr erray roll your r's as men-

tioned above

s essay Like English s

t tay a soft English t, the

tongue touches the
back of the upper teeth

v vay like Spanish b

q koo k (q is always fol-

lowed by u but the u is
silent) Ex: quemar =
kaymar

r eray * at the beginning of a

word you must roll
your r's by vibrating
tongue at roof of
mouth
* in the middle of a
word it sounds like a
soft d

rr erray roll your r's as men-

tioned above

s essay Like English s

t tay a soft English t, the

tongue touches the
back of the upper teeth

v vay like Spanish b

w doblevay like English w

x equis *Between vowels and

at the end of a word, it
sounds like the Eng-
lish ks .
*At the beginning of a

*fo x

* s at