This should be y or e?

Question

In this sentence "Eso fue hace seis años y ahora mi primo Y yo jugamos juntos". I saw it written as Y but according to lesson 4.2, it should be E (in front of sound Y, should replace Y with E), so is this a typo or it's a special case?

Thanks

Answer 1

"e" when the next word start in "i" or "hi" For example: "verano e invierno" "padre e hijo" It's to avoid something that sounds weird or bad. Because the sound it's the same, like you use "an" instead "a". But "y" in a word sonds completely different that "i", so it's not necessary. "Tú y yo" "saltar y correr"

Thanks for your reply, I thought it was based on the sound "i". - michaelbr, Jan 24, 2014

I guess you are confused because some pronounce "yo" as "io". This is regional, and it's not the correct sound for the "Y". - DualG, Jan 24, 2014

Thanks for all your replies, I saw my mistakes now. Thanks - michaelbr, Jan 25, 2014