words containing double "LL"
how do you really pronounce the double "LL"
e.g. the word Llamo-is read as "YAMO"
but i have heard just a liitle while ago, when i watched the video, if i am not mistaken , the word "pollo" is pronounced as"polyo" or polio"
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Sorry if it sounded like I said pollo with an L in the video. I´ve listened to that video over and over and never noticed. I agree with what most people have told you though, that it should NOT have an L sound. The most standard pronunciation it what I can a "fricative Y." It sounds like the Y in "you" but instead of your tongue staying at the bottom of your mouth, touch your bottom teeth with the tip of your tongue and push the rest of your tongue up. I think it sounds a little like a mix between a Y and the SH sound, but mostly Y. Thanks for the feedback on the video. I´ll make sure to pay even closer attention to how I say things next time!
The dictionary on this site has audio
key in a few words to hear the pronunciation.
pollo, llama, silla, llave, llamar
I notice on llamar there was a slight j sound, but the rest were y sounds.
My Cuban teacher uses the y sound, my Peruvian teacher used a j sound.
I tried some words with some Mexican friends, most of them were y sounds but with some, a slight j sound.
The sound is a little harder than that, but I guess it's the closest match you can find to explain it.
Rey Forte said:
It depends on the country. the "Y" pronunciation is used in Argentina, and as far as I knor in other few Latin American countries.
Are there rules regarding the pronunciation of that..?
In Argentina is pronounced in two different ways: like "s" in "vision", or "sh" in "ship".
It depends on the country. the "Y" pronunciation is used in Argentina, and as far as I knor in other few Latin American countries.
Are there rules regarding the pronunciation of that..'
It is close to the English "y" in "you", but the airtream is allowed to flow over the sides of the tongue, rather than the middle of the tongue. In different regions the pronunciation is slightly different, and it can be almost like the English "y", but in any case, avoid pronouncing it like "ly". This is a typical mistake among English speakers.
The position of the tongue when pronouncing the Spanish "ll" is similar to that in "million" in English, but there is no L sound, so careful with that "ly".
if that so, the word "llamo" is pronounced as Lyamo"
Hi Rey forte
I learnt Spanish with a linguaphone course. The tip they gave is that it is equivalent to the double "ll" in the English word "million"
It depends on the country. the "Y" pronunciation is used in Argentina, and as far as I knor in other few Latin American countries.
