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SONIDO EN INGLES EJ. ESPAÑOL EJ. INGLES
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A ah amigo [friend] arena
B beh bomba bomb
cámara camera
cemento cement
C seh cigarro cigar
comida [food] color
curva [curve] cuisine
CH cheh nacho nacho
D deh detective detective
E eh español [spanish] egg
F eff-eh fábrica factory
gato [cat] gadget
general --pronounced like the "h" in hen
gigante --pronounced like the "h" in he
G heh gobierno government
guacamole Guatemala
guerra (war) guest
guitarra guitar
H ah-cheh honor honor (the letter "h" is always silent)
I ee introducción Introduction
J ho-tah justicia [justice] --pronounced like the "h" in who
K kah kilómetro kilometer
L elle-eh legal legal
LL Doble elle-eh llave [key] --pronounced like the "y" in "yahoo"
M em-eh madre mother
N en-eh nacionalidad nationality
Ñ eh-nyeh cañón canyon
O oh Oso [bear] vote (n.)
P peh península peninsula
queso (cheese) --pronounced like the "k" in “ketchup”
Q coo
química (chemistry) --pronounced like the "k" in “kidney”
R er-eh pariente [relative] like the 'dd' sound in “ladder”
RR err-eh / doble err-eh guitarra roll those R’s!
S Eh-seh sopa soup
T teh texto text
U oo uniforme --pronounced like the “u” in tutor
V beh vendaje [bandage] vein
W doh-bleh-oo Washington Washington
X eh-kiss excelente excellent
Yucatán yacht
Y ee-gree-eh-gah
Paraguay Paraguay
Z seh-tah zapatos [shoes] --pronounced like the "s" in sent

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