ing two L's...Like c

Question

i listened to the audio on how to pronounce words containing two L's, like cállate, llamar, so on and so forth....if im not mistaken, i heard it pronounced as "cájate", "jamo"...did i hear it right?...

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Answer 1

You did if they were Argentinians , also yo can sound like Jo , it always throws me

but then many things do . G'day mate how ya goin?

Answer 2

In Argentina it sounds more like "sh".

Yo = sho

Llamo = shamo

Playa = plaisha

In Columbia and many parts of Central and South America, it sounds more like a J.

Yo = jo

Llamo= jamo

Playa = plaija

If you get used to doing it both ways, you can begin to see that there's really not much difference.

Answer 3

In many places it's pronounced more like a "y."

Here's a link to regional pronunciation including Spain and Peru. It does not include Argentinian pronunciation.

Answer 4

Okay, I am confused by all the other answers, but I do know what I know from Spanish. Two L's are pronounced like a y and a j is pronounced like an h. Hope that helps!

• The previous responses are referring to the 'j' as pronounced in English, not Spanish. - samdie Dec 24, 2011