Cómo suena

Read by Cory, a parent who learned Spanish right alongside his girls. Listen, then repeat in the pause. Tap any line to hear just that one.

• 1a… mamá“ah”▶
• 2e… leche“eh”▶
• 3i… mi“ee”▶
• 4o… oso“oh”▶
• 5u… uno“oo”▶
• 6pero, parar: a quick tap, like the tt in “butter” said fast▶
• 7perro, rojorr: a rolled r (also any r at the start of a word). Can’t roll it yet? Tap it a little longer. Lots of kids can’t roll it until 5 or 6 either.▶
• 8llores, gallinall · y: like the y in “yes”▶
• 9cobija, jugarj: a soft, breathy h from the throat▶
• 10holah: silent▶
• 11baño, pañalñ: like the ny in “canyon”▶
• 12vacav: a soft b▶
• 13todo, nadad: between vowels, soft like the th in “the”▶
• 14cinco, azulc · z: before e or i, and every z: an s (in Mexico)▶
• 15quiero, quiquiriquíqu: a k sound (the u is silent)▶

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