saying letters in words

Question

in the spanish word alojar how is the j spoken?

in the spanish word avenida how is the v and d spoken'

Answer 1

Here are some sites for pronunciation

[url=http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dict_en_es/spanish/alojar;_ylt=AghamezEtWGcpmVDyvRWHvf_s8sF]http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dict_en_es/spanish/alojar;_ylt...[/url]
click on the little speaker, sometime you have to do it more than once

http://www.fonetiks.org/indexother.html

<http://www.oddcast.com/home/demos/tts/tts_example.php'sitepal>

[url=http://learnspanish.spanishdict.com/lessons/page/show'id=1710195%3APage%3A286]http://learnspanish.spanishdict.com/lessons/page/show'id=1710195%3APage%3A286[/url]

wordreference.com also has audio, but not on that particular word.

Answer 2

Good idea!

Answer 3

say it as the scottish would pronounce the 'ch' in 'loch' , as in loch ness

Answer 4

alojar: the j sound does not exist in English. It is pronounced like "snoring" , a slight snoring, mind you.

b and v are pronounced the same in Spanish. Slightly less predominant than the English b, with your lips slightly open.

d is pronounced (here) like the th in the.
At the beginning of the word: like the English d.

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