Spanish Pronunciation rules:

1. A E I O U casa elefante mi olor uva

2. H…… SILENT! hola hasta mañana hoy “ch” in Spanish is same as “ch” in English.

3. LL- “y” sound llanta amarillo ella

4. RR- roll your tongue perro carro guitarra

5. R- “d” sound María bandera lámpara Note: If a word starts with an “r” the initial “r” sound should also be rolled as if it were “rr”. Example: Rafael

6. Ñ- “nya” sound niño piñata año

7. J- “h” sound José jamón jalapeño

8. Ge/ Gi- “h” sound generoso German girasol

9. Qu- “k” sound quesadilla quinceañera panqueque

10. Z- “s” sound zapatos diez manzana

All of the other letters are pronounced pretty much the same in Spanish as they are in English. Once you know these pronunciation rules, you should be able to read aloud any word in Spanish…. because in Spanish, words are pronounced exactly how they’re spelled.