Do you pronounce the "h" in Spanish?

Question

Paralee seem to pronounce the "h" in huevo, hombre, etc. I always thought it was silent. Any thoughts?

Answer 1

I've always been taught that the H is silent. I believe this is the correct way of pronouncing it.

As for Paralee, it's probably just a poor accent. If she is the same instructor as the Spanish 3 videos, she is from Georgia, U.S. She probably just has a bad habit of pronouncing the H incorrectly.

Oh, yeah. Blame it on the fact that she's a Southern belle. No one from the South understands diction. - 0074b507, Jan 27, 2010

Actually, I'm from St. Marys, GA myself. My reason for pointing out she is from the US is that she is not a native spanish speaker. - goldgymbros, Jan 27, 2010

Answer 2

when i learned the alphabet song we prnounced it as hay like horses eat hay but in words its silent like hombre

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Answer 3

The letter "h" is always silent or mute, at the beginning, at the middle, is always the same.

e.g. hamaca, hueco, hielo, hiedra

   almohada, zanahoria, cacahuate

Welcome Doriz, we need you here. - billy-jones, Jan 26, 2010

Answer 4

The "H" is silent.

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Answer 5

ache

Good bless you! (Sorry, I can't remember how to spell Gesundheit) - 0074b507, Jan 27, 2010