Pronunciation
母音
| スペイン語の文字 | 英語で相当する発音 |
|---|---|
| a | sofa, America |
| e | best, bed |
| i | machine, routine, did |
| o | tomorrow, Portland |
| u | rune, loot |
2重母音
| スペイン語の文字 | 英語で相当する発音 |
|---|---|
| ai, ay | eye |
| ei, ey | hey |
| oi, oy | toy |
| ui, uy | gooey |
| ia | yah |
| ie | yeh |
| io | Radio ただし、切るように発音 |
| iu | ew |
| ou | ouch |
| eu | 該当なし。「エウ」と発音 |
| ua | wah |
| ue | weh |
| uo | woah |
子音
| スペイン語の文字 | 英語で相当する発音 | 実用的なルールと備考 |
|---|---|---|
| b | boat, beer | |
| c | kite, cap, cut | before a, o, u and consonants other than h |
| center, cylinder | Latin America, before e, i and consonants other than h | |
| theory | Spain, before e, i | |
| d | dog, diamond | |
| f | fun, father | |
| g | guns, gum, gold | before a, o, u |
| him, her | Before e, i | |
| h | NO SOUND | 「H」は無音。「C」や「S」の後に付けない限り、発音しない |
| j | have, loch | |
| k | kite, cap, cut | Same sound as c |
| l | lead | |
| m | man | |
| n | nothing | |
| ñ | onion | 発音記号は「ɲ」と表記 |
| p | paper, print | |
| q | kin, kimono, Kerry | Before ue, ui. In native Spanish words, it never precedes a, e, i, o |
| water, enter | 単語の頭文字以外は軟音 | |
| s | soap, serve | |
| t | total, tip | |
| v | boat, beer | In Spanish, there is no distinction between the b and v sounds |
| w | whisky, Hawaii | |
| x | existence, Mexico | Can have wither of these three sounds. Which sound to use has to be memorized, for there is no rule to follow. |
| Shawn, show | ||
| silver, Sion | ||
| y | yes | |
| z | Andalusia, silence | In Latin American Spanish, this sounds like s |
| theory | In Spain, this has the th sound | |
2重子音
| スペイン語の文字 | 英語で相当する発音 | 実用的なルールと備考 |
|---|---|---|
| ch | chair, chimney | |
| rr | 該当なし | rolled r |
| ll | yes | |
| sh | insurance, shame | |