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We are going to learn the pronunciation for the letter Y in European Spanish and we are going to use a little bit of IPA. The letter Y has 2 very different pronunciations: * The sound /i/, which is exactly the same as the spanish I and it is used when it is by itself or at the end of a syllable or word. Some examples are: y, soy, hay, estoy, muy * The sound /ʝ/ and it is used at the beginning of a syllable or in the middle, like in yo, ya, haya, yacimiento. Warning: Please pay attention to this pronunciations as it changes in different regions and it is the same sound as the double 'll'. There a version of this video in spanish.

We are going to learn the pronunciation for the letter 'C' in argentinian Spanish and we are going to use a little bit of IPA. The letter C has 3 very different pronunciations: The first one is the sound /k/ and it used when: * the following letter is 'a', 'o', 'u', at the end of a syllable or word like in casa, saco, costa, coco, cucú, dictado, cognac * the /k/ sound and it is used when it is followed by a H like in: coche, chico * the /s/ sound and it is used when the following letter is 'e' or 'i', like in: cinturón, acero, ácido, cerrado There is an spanish version of this video.

We are going to learn the right pronunciation for the letter 'J' in Spanish and we are going to use a little bit of IPA. The letter J has a /x/ sound (which sounds like an angry cat) and you have to use a little bit of throat... Some examples are: jabón, jefe, jirafa, jocoso, junco, ajedrez, paja. There is an spanish version of this video.

Today we are going to learn the pronunciation of the letter 'L' in european spanish and for that purpose we are going to use a little bit of IPA. The letter L has 2 very distinctive pronunciations: The first one is the sound /l/, which is the same sound as the soft /l/ sound in English, like at the beginning of the word 'level' It is used when it is not duplicated. Some examples are: lugar, algo, ventanal, luna, lejos, listo The second one is the sound /ʝ/ and it is used when the letter L is duplicated, like in lluvia, allá, valla, zapatatilla, llevar, llover. Please pay attention to this pronunciation as it changes in different regions and it is the same sound as the letter 'Y'. Note: There is a version of this video in Spanish.

We are going to learn the pronunciation for the letter 'Ñ' in European Spanish and we are going to use a little bit of IPA. The letter Ñ is important in Spanish and it can be found in other few languages like asturian, galician and tagalog. The letter Ñ sounds like /ɲ/ and it has a nasal sound... Some examples are: niño, año, ñoquis. Note: There is a version of this video in Spanish.

Today we are going to learn the pronunciation for the letter 'R' in European Spanish and we are going to use a little bit of IPA. The letter R has 2 very distinctive pronunciations: The first one is /r/ a strong rolling R and it used when: it is at the beginning of a word like in: ratón, risa, when it is duplicated, like in: correr, tarro, when it is preceded with the letters n, l o s, like in: enredo, alrededor or israel or by the prefixes ab, sub, y post like in: abrogar, subrayar, or postromantico The second one is /ɾ/ a soft sound and it is used when when it is surrounded by vowels like in: cara or ira or in a middle of a syllable like in: precio, tronco, droga or at the end of a syllable like in perder, poder It is also specially important to notice that these 2 sounds are totally different to the R sound usually used in English. There is a version of this video in Spanish.

We are going to learn the pronunciation for the letters 'S' and 'Z' in European Spanish and we are going to use a little bit of IPA. The letter S is always pronounced with the sound /s/. Some examples are: casas, salsas, casar And the letter Z is also pronounced the same as the letter C, with the sound /θ/. Some examples are: zapato, capaz, cazuela, cazar, azúcar, Please pay attention to the pronunciation of the letter Z as it changes from region to region. It also can create some spelling problems as it uses the same sound as C. Note: There is a version of this video in Spanish.

We are going to learn the pronunciation for the letter 'G' in Spanish and we are going to use a little bit of IPA. The letter G requires 3 different pronunciations: The first one is the sound /x/ and it is used when the following letter is 'e' or 'i' like in: lenguage, ginecologo the second sound is used at the beginning of a word as long as it is not followed by 'e' or 'i', like in grecia, galgo, guerra, guitarra. The letter U before a 'E'/i/ or 'I'/i/ is only pronounced if it has dieresis and it is represented by the 2 dots on top of the letter. An example is the word pingüino. The third sound is used when the letter G is at the middle or end of a word, like in: tango, tanga, iglú. The last 2 sounds are not normally distinguished and they are called allophones so the second sound could be used for all cases. This is an spanish version of this video

We are going to learn the pronunciation for the letter 'B' and 'V' in Spanish and we are going to use a little bit of IPA. The most important thing to learn is that in Spanish, both letters are pronounced the same, with the sound B for English, although 2 slightly different sounds can be used depending on their location inside a word. The first one is used when it is at the beginning like in: beber, ver and vino and the second sound is used when it is in the middle, like in: oboe, uva and sabio. These 2 sounds that are not normally distinguished are called allophones and the first sound could be used for all cases.

Today we are going to learn the pronunciation for the letter 'C' in European Spanish and for that purpose we are going to use a little bit of IPA. The letter C has 3 very different pronunciations: The first one is the sound /k/ and it used when: the following letter is 'a', 'o', 'u', at the end of a syllable or word like in casa, saco, costa, coco, cucú, dictado, cognac the second one is the CH sound and it is used when it is followed by a H like in coche, chico and the third one is the /θ/ sound and it is used when the following letter is 'e' oe 'i', like in cinturón, acero, ácido, cerrado Please be careful as this pronunciation changes from region to region. Also the letter C shares the sound with the letter Z which can cause some spelling mistakes. There is an Spanish version of this video.

Today we are going to learn 'the pronunciation for the letter 'D' in Spanish' and for that purpose we are going to use a little bit of IPA. The most important thing to learn is 2 slightly different sounds can be used depending on their location inside a word. The first one is used when it is at the beginning like in: dar, dedo, dicho, dolor and the second sound is used when it is in the middle, like in: nada, nadie, todo. These 2 sounds that are not normally distinguished are called allophones and the first sound could be used for all cases.

Today we are going to learn the pronunciation for the letter 'R' in Argentinian Spanish and for that purpose we are going to use a little bit of IPA. The letter R has 2 very distinctive pronunciations: The first one is a strong rolling R and it used when: it is at the beginning of a word like in ratón, risa, when it is duplicated, like in correr, tarro, when it is preceded with the letters n, l o s, like in enredo, alrededor o israel or by the prefixes ab, sub, y post like in 'abrogar', 'subrayar', y 'postromantico'. The second one is a soft sound and it is used when when it is surrounded by vowels like cara or ira or in a middle of a syllable like in precio, tronco, droga or at the end of a syllable like in perder, poder. It is also very important to notice that these 2 sounds are totally different to the R sound usually used in English. Also the argentinian accent has quite strong 'R's. There is a version of this video in Spanish.

Today we are going to learn the pronunciation for the letters 'S' and 'Z' in Argentinian Spanish and we are going to use a little bit of IPA. The letter S is always pronounced with the sound /s/ Some examples are: casas, salsas, casar... And the letter Z is also pronounced with the sound /s/. Some examples are: zapato, capaz, cazuela, cazar, azúcar... Note: There is a version of this video in Spanish.

Today we are going to learn the pronunciation for the letter Y in Argentinian Spanish and for that purpose we are going to use a little bit of IPA. The letter Y has 2 very different pronunciations: The first one is the sound 'i' with is exactly the same as the spanish AI and it is used when it is by itself or at the end of a syllable or word. Some examples are: y, soy, hay, estoy, muy The second one is the sound 'sh' /ʃ/ and it is used at the beginning of a syllable, like in yo, ya, haya, yacimiento. Please pay attention to this pronunciations as it changes in different regions and it is the same sound as the double 'll'.

Today we are going to learn 'the pronunciation for the letter 'K' and 'Q' in Spanish' and for that purpose we are going to use a little bit of IPA. The letter Q is pronounced as /k/. The letter Q always is followed by U and the letters 'E' (/e/) or 'I' (/i/). The letter U after a Q is silent: // Some examples are: queso, querer, quien, quizás The letter K is also pronounced as /k/. The letter K is infrequent and it is found in foreign words. Some examples are: karma, kenia, kiosko, koala There is a version of this video in Spanish...

Today we are going to learn the pronunciation of the letter 'L' in argentinian spanish and for that purpose we are going to use a little bit of IPA. The letter L has 2 very distinctive pronunciations: The first one is the sound /l/ which is the same sound as the soft /l/ sound in English, like at the beginning of the word 'Level' It is used when it is not duplicated. Some examples are: lugar, algo, ventanal, luna, lejos, listo The second one is the sound /ʃ/ and it is used when the letter L is duplicated, like in lluvia, allá, valla, zapatilla, llevar, llover. Please pay attention to this pronunciation as it changes in different regions and it is the same sound as the letter 'y'. Note: There is a version of this video in Spanish.