Pronunciation hints

This section is under development.

Unfortunately, English spelling is not very good at representing the spoken language. Many letters are silent and there are many inconsitencies. Still, there are a few points you need to keep in mind:

• “h” is pronounced at the beginning of works, e.g.: happy
  

• English “R” is quite different than Spanish. In North America, "R" is pronounced with rounded lips and with the tongue tip behind the lower teeth, e.g.: real
  

• “th” is pronounced with the tongue tip between the teech, e.g.: think , then
  

•  "b and "v" are separate sounds in English and must be distinguished, e.g.: "very" vs "berry"
  

• When the letter "i" appears alone before a consonant, it is usually short "i", as in sit
  (so it is different from the Spanish vowel in sitio)

• When the letter "e" appears alone before a consonant, it is usually short "e", as in bet
  (so it is different from the Spanish vowel in meta)
• The letters "ay" represents two vowel sounds in the same syllable, e.g.: day , say