Never pronounce the letter H (hache): alcohol, ahora, humano, Honduras, holocausto.
Do not combine H with any consonants other than C. CH always sounds as is "cheers." |
Hard C sound: /k/ as in kiss S/Z sound:/s/ or /th/ as in sink/think
Hard G sound: /g/ as in get Soft G sound: /h/ as in hen |
ca que qui co cu za ce ci zo zu
ga gue gui go gu ja je ji jo ju ge gi |
buscar, busqué realizar, realicé
pagar, pagué hija,gitano |
As you see, vowels e and i are exceptional in their combination with g and c.
The words que, quien, guerra and guitarra may help you remember these spelling changes. |
No double consonants except rr, ll, cc and nn |
ph → f : filosofía |
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