= medical
(METEO) = meteorological
(MIL) = military
(MUS) = music
(NAUT) = nautical
(POL) = politics
(QUIM) = chemistry
(RELIG) = religion
(TECNOL) = technology
(ZOOL) = zoology
Spanish Pronunciation Guide for English speakers
Below is a guide to the pronunciation of the letters of the Spanish alphabet:
A: as the a in father
B, v: when found at the beginning of a word or following a consonant, these are pronounced as a b. Otherwise, they have a sound which falls somewhere between the English b and v sounds.
C: before a consonant or a, o, or u, as the c in cat; before e or i as an s
CH: as the ch in church
D: as the English d except between vowels and following l or n where it is pronounced as the th in this
E: for a syllable ending in a vowel, as the e in they; for a syllable ending in a consonant, as the e in get
F: as the f in for
G: before e or i, as the Spanish j; otherwise as the g in get
H: silent
I: as i in machine
J: as an h but stronger; silent when at the end of a word
K: as the k in kilo
L: as an l in lee
LL: as the y in you. However, in Argentina it is pronounced as sh in shoe
M: as an m in mother
N: as an n; except where it appears before a v, as an m
Ñ: as the n in onion
O: for a syllable ending in a vowel, as the o in vote; for a syllable ending in a consonant, as the o in pot
P: as a p in pot
Q: as a k; always followed by a silent u
R: pronounced with a strong trill at the beginning of a word and following an l, n, or s; very little trill when at the end of a word; and medium trill in other positions
RR: strongly trilled
S: before consonants b, d, g, l, m, n, as a z; otherwise as an s
T: as a t
U: as the u in rule; silent after q and in the groups gue and gui
V: see b, v
W: usually pronounced as a v
X: when between vowels, as the x in box; before a consonant, as an s
Y: when used as a vowel, such as in the words y and voy, it is pronounced as the Spanish i. As a consonant it is pronounced as Y in yes
Z: as an s
Notes:
If the word has an accent mark, only that syllable is stressed; for words ending in a vowel, or n or s, the next to last syllable is stressed; for words ending in a consonant other than n or s the stress falls on the last syllable.
The vowels a, e, and o are "strong" vowels, i and u are "weak". Two vowels fall together the following applies:
If the word has an accent mark, then that syllable is stressed (cóncavo, enfermería); a weak + strong combination belongs to one syllable with the stress falling on the strong vowel (cauto, caliente); a weak + weak combination belongs to one syllable with the stress falling on the second vowel (construir, cuidado); and, a strong + strong combination is divided into two syllables.( aca-rre-ar, co-rre-a )
English Pronunciation Guide for Spanish speakers
Algunas letras en Inglés tienen varias formas de pronunciación. Los sonidos proporcionados en Español son sólo una aproximación.
Letra en Inglés - Sonido aproximado - Ejemplo
A = a como en arco - car
e como eco - many
(antes de consonante + e final) - ei como en peine - fate
(entre consonantes) ai como ei en peine - rain
au similar a la a de bata - cause
B = como en bomba - boy
C = (antes de a, o, u) - como en cama - cat
(antes de e, i) - como en cena - cereal
ch como en cheque - check
D = como en doble - David
dge como en ya - knowledge
E = entre “a” y “e” - thanks
e como en estar - let
i como en cinco - he, be
(final de monosílabo) - iu como en diurno - new, few
(final de la palabra) - (muda) - fine, live
(antes de t, d) - ea como i en rival - read, eat
ea como ei en rey- great
ea como e en error - sweater
(después de consonante) - ee como i en kilo - bee, see
ei como i en nido - neither
ei como ei en peine - eight
F = como en fallo - face
G = (antes de a, o, u) - como en gato - game
(antes de e, i) - entre “ch” y “y” - George
(al final de palabra) - gh se pronuncia f como en faro – laugh
gh (es muda) - ghost
H = (como en j suave) - gente, jaula - home
I = i (pero más relajada) - sister
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