How is this pronunced "eʎe".

Question

I was looking up the pronunciation for "ll". When I listen to the pronunciation I am not clear on how to pronounce it. The pronunciation spells out "e?e-eje" What English word or words would have the same sound as "?" in the pronunciation of "ll"? What English word or words would have the same sound as the "j" in the pronunciation of "ll"? Thank you, Tomas Simmons

Answer 1

You asked for some words, I'll give you a few examples. Hope to be helpful:

Eject - E?ect

Yo-yo - ?o?o

Jam - ?am

Giraffe - ?iraffe

Jamaica - ?amaica

Yale - ?ale

Mayor - Ma?or

In English, the sounds for eject and yo-yo are very different. - lorenzo9, Sep 7, 2011

Answer 2

There are actually several regional differences in regards to its pronunciation. You might find the following resources helpful:

Fonética: Los sonidos del español:

Click on the tab marked "voz" and then click on the submenu tab "sonoras." The symbol "?" can be found at the bottom of the column on the left. If you click on it, you will be presented with a series of recordings for this particular sound as well as the option for step by step instructions relating how to position your mouth to reproduce the sound. (If you were wondering, the phonetic symbols are in IPA (AFI in Spanish) format).

Cinco de Mayo:

This short recording presents several variations for this particular phoneme. Pay attention to the way in which the "y" in the word "Mayo" is pronounced (Ostensibly, the letter "y" and the digraph "ll" are pronounced identically in many Spanish speaking regions).