Vowel Sounds Flashcards
1
Q
a
A
a in ‘cat’
example: nada - nothing
2
Q
au
A
ow in ‘cow’
example: autobús (pronounced owtoboos) - bus
3
Q
ai / ay
A
i in ‘pile’
example: hay (pronounced iy) - there’s
4
Q
e
A
e in ‘met’
example: cena (pronounced thena) - dinner
5
Q
ei / ey
A
ay in ‘say’
example: veinte (pronounced baynte)
6
Q
i
A
ee in ‘meet’
example: amigo (pronounced ameego) - friend
7
Q
i ( unstressed)
A
y in ‘yet’
example: gracias (pronounced grathyas) - thank you
8
Q
o
A
o in ‘lot’
example: como (pronounced komo) - how
9
Q
oi / oy
A
oy in ‘boy’
example: Yo soy (pronounced jo soy) - I am
10
Q
u
A
oo in ‘moon’
example: una (pronounced oona) - 1
11
Q
u (before another vowel)
exceptions: que, qui, gue and gui where it is not pronounced.
A
w in ‘wet’
example: cuenta (pronounced kwenta) - account
or muy (pronounced mwee) - very
