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| Alphabet | Mex | Description | Portuguese Word | Example in english. | ||
| a | ah Nasalized | |||||
| à | ah Nasalized | |||||
| á | ah Nasalized | |||||
| a at end of word | ah Nasalized | |||||
| a beginning of word | NOT nasal | Rather | ||||
| ai (Diphthongs) |
aye | i as in hide | ||||
| au (Diphthongs) |
ow | ow as in How | ||||
| b | boy | burro, voy, ver, hombre, invierno | Like b in boy when initial in a breath group and after m and n-basta, | |||
| b between vowels | cuba, saber, uva, lavar | Between vowels the lips are more relaxed, scarcely touching each other. | ||||
| c before a | ka | cat | cama | |||
| c before o | cat | como, | ||||
| c before u | cat | cuna | ||||
| c before consonant | cat | claro | ||||
| c before e | city | ceña | ||||
| c before i | city | ciñe | ||||
| Ch | Ch as in Cheese | |||||
| d at start of word | day tongue on bottom of teeth | When initial somewhat like the the d in day, but with the tip of the tonque place on the lower edge of the upper teeth rather than on the upper part | ||||
| d between vowels | th | madrid, verdad, nada, pasado | ||||
| e | they | me, mesa, leche | When e is folloed bya consonant in the same syllabe, it sounds like the e in tell, el, tener, afecto | |||
| ei (Diphthongs) |
ay | ay as in Hay | ||||
| f | ||||||
| g | ||||||
| h | Not pro | |||||
| i | ee | machine | mi, tinta | The "i" in police. | ||
| ia (Diphthongs) |
ya | Ya in yard | ||||
| ie (Diphthongs) |
ye | Ye as in yes | ||||
| j | ||||||
| k | kilo, kilometer, | |||||
| ku | k | ques | aqui | quien | ||
| késo | akí | kjen | ||||
| l | L | |||||
| ll | Ya | ll is the same as million | ||||
| m | ||||||
| n | ||||||
| ñ | nnaa | N as in onion | ||||
| o | gonna | |||||
| o | note, for | no, nota | When o is followed by a consonant in same syllable, it sound like o or por, flor | |||
| au (Diphthongs) |
oy | Oy as in boy | ||||
| p | p | |||||
| q | ka | c as in cat | ||||
| r at beginning of word | rrrr | rosa, rana | ||||
| rr in center | rrrr | carro, correr, guerrero | ||||
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| t | ||||||
| u | ||||||
| v | boy | burro, voy, ver, hombre, invierno | Like b in boy when initial in a breath group and after m and n-basta, | |||
| v between vowels | cuba, saber, uva, lavar | Between vowels the lips are more relaxed, scarcely touching each other. | ||||
| w | ||||||
| x | examen, proxima | |||||
| y | ||||||
| z | ||||||
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