Visual lesson: How to pronounce "hace"

Question

Check out this video of Amaia Montero, and watch her mouth closely at the 4:13 mark when she sings:

"Y que me hace tan feliz."

Wow!

My tongue definitely does not do that when I pronounce "hace". Is that just a Spain thing?

Quiero Ser

Answer 1

It must be a "Spain thing". In Latin America the "c" in "hacer" is pronounced similar to an "s". In parts of Spain (or so I understand) it is pronounced similar to the English "th".

I have, however, seen people's tongues move like that in Latin America when pronouncing a Spanish "d".

It's a great video, by the way. Thanks for posting it.