LOS SONIDOS DEL ESPAÑOL

Los sonidos del español

Introduction to the sounds of Spanish

Examples taken from Prácticas de Fonética Española para Hablantes de Japonés and Fonética Elemental A2

1. Alphabet

2. Vowels (a, e, i, o, u)

2.1 Sequences of vowels (diphthongs)

Index

3. Consonants

3.1. Occlusive (p, t, k, b, d, g)

3.2. Fricative (f, θ, s, x, ʝ)

3.3. Affricate (ʧ)

3.4. Nasal (m, n, ɲ)

3.5. Liquid (l, ɾ, r)

Alphabet

Vowels

Vowels

2.1

Sequences of vowels

Consonants

1.1

Occlusive

Consonant sounds produced by blocking airflow in the vocal track

c + a, o, u qu + i, e k

g + a, o, u gu + i, e

1.2

Consonant sounds produced by bringing the mouth into position to block the passage of the airstream, but without making a complete closure. There's a friction produced by that uncomplete closure.

Fricatives

z + a, o, u c + i, e

*x = /ks/examen = /eksamen/

g + i, e j + a, o, u

1.3

Affricate

Consonant sounds produced by an initial closure and inmediately blending into a fricative (partial block).

1.4

Nasal

Consonant sounds produced by letting the airstream pass through the nose.

1.5

Liquids

Consonant sounds produced when the tongue produces a partial closure in the mouth, resulting in a resonant, vowel-like consonant.

strong'r'

light 'r'