Spanish Letter J Pronunciation

Spanish Letter J Pronunciation. Lessons and lists with the letter j. The picture below shows where the spanish hard g and the english h are produced:

The phoneme / j / is the is the sound we find in words like y oung, y es or y ogurt.it’s similar to a short / i / or / ɪ / quickly followed by a vowel, but it is not exactly the same and it tends to give different kinds of trouble to spanish speakers. Find topics in left sidebar in top menu. The long and short of spanish pronunciation.

The sound is close to the english h but raspier.

The “j” in “jueves” and “reloj” are exactly the same. The pronunciation of the letter z (as well as c when followed by an e or an i) varies widely. In american english, this sound is a tap. 2.1 g pronunciation same as j;