Pronunciation Rules of Spanish

Spanish Language travelers / tourist.
A guide to pronunciation of Spanish for an English speaking person,

Pronunciation Guide:
The Spanish alphabet contains 26 simple and 1 compound letter. W (doble u) can be added but usually only appears in foreign words, as does the k. The compound rr is never separated and never begins a word. The letters are all feminine.

Alphabet	Mex	Span	Argen	Description	Spanish Word			Example in english.
a				ah	padre, sala			Father
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
ku	k				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
s
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

Definitions to understand for pronunciation:

Alveolar:
B Grande, is B, V pequena is V
Bilabial: Articulated with two lips.
Conjugation: To change the spelling and the pronunciation of a verb according to
who, whom you are talking. i.e I, you, we, us, them.
Dental: Pertaining to the teeth.
Diphthong: A blend of two vowel sounds in syllable, as in oi in coil.
Interdental: In between the teeth.
Glottal
Labiodental: Pertaining to the lips and the teeth.
Palatal: Pertaining to the Palate, or top of the inside of mouth.
Velar: Formed with the back of the tongue touching the soft palate, or top of the inner mouth.

Chapter 2 Regular Verbs-Indicative Tenses

The subject of a verb is of first, second, or third peson, singular or plural. the speaker is called thefirst person; the one addresseed, the second person; and the one spoken of, the third person.

Why: The language has trouble saying myself, yourself, etc, so they use reflexive

1. you I