Learning Spanish

If there is one thing that always seems to confuse people, especially the English, it’s the pronunciation of the Spanish vowels when used within words. The vowels used in the Spanish language are pure. For those not in the know, this means that you need to pronounce them using a single sound a, e, i, o u where as in English, they are extended and sometimes sound like 2 or more letters together. The vowel pronunciation in Spanish is the same as in Italian, French and German. There are no differences between accentuated vowels and not accentuated vowels.

The vowel set in Spanish makes this language one of the easiest to read and write as the words are pronounced as they are written. I mean sure, there are a few letters in the alphabet which might throw you off a little such as the LL and the before certain vowels, but for the most part, it’s extremely phonetic.