Tricky Spanish Sounds

💡 Like the 'ny' in 'canyon' — press the middle of your tongue to the roof of your mouth.

💡 A trilled 'r' — try saying 'butter' fast and let your tongue flutter.

💡 Like a strong English 'h' — air from the back of the throat.

💡 In most dialects sounds like the English 'y' in 'yes'.

💡 In Spanish, V and B sound nearly identical — a soft 'b' sound.

💡 In Latin American Spanish, sounds like 's' — not the English 'z'.

💡 The H is always silent in Spanish — never pronounced.

💡 Before E or I, sounds like the Spanish J — a strong 'h' sound.