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ZA - ZE - ZI - ZO - ZU: Sound like "C" when followed by "E" or "I". "Ce..." "Ci..."
ZA - ZE - ZI - ZO - ZU: Sound like "C" when followed by "E" or "I". "Ce..." "Ci..."
ZA - [θa]
ZE - [θe]
ZI - [θi]
ZO - [θo]
ZU - [θu]
CE - [θe]
CI - [θi]


A good word to practice: "Cereza" - It does not sound "SereSa" /  Correct: [θeˈɾe.θa]
A good word to practice: "Cereza" - It does not sound "SereSa" /  Correct: [θeˈɾe.θa]


"Marzo" - It does not sound "MarSo"  /  Correct: `[maɾ · θo]
"Marzo" - It does not sound "MarSo"  /  Correct: `[maɾ · θo]


There is also a pronunciation error with the "C" in some words
There is also a pronunciation error with the "C" in some words
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"Diciembre" -  It does not sound  "DiSiembre"  /  Correct: [di · θiem · βɾe]
"Diciembre" -  It does not sound  "DiSiembre"  /  Correct: [di · θiem · βɾe]





Revision as of 19:50, 20 June 2024

I'm hearing a lot of videos in which the "Z" sound is pronounced the same as if it were an "S", and I want to clarify that it is not so.

The "Z" in Spanish is pronounced differently.

ZA - ZE - ZI - ZO - ZU: Sound like "C" when followed by "E" or "I". "Ce..." "Ci..."

ZA - [θa]

ZE - [θe]

ZI - [θi]

ZO - [θo]

ZU - [θu]

CE - [θe]

CI - [θi]

A good word to practice: "Cereza" - It does not sound "SereSa" / Correct: [θeˈɾe.θa]

"Marzo" - It does not sound "MarSo" / Correct: `[maɾ · θo]

There is also a pronunciation error with the "C" in some words

"Celebrar" - It does not sound "Selebrar" / Correct: [θe · le · βɾaɾ]

"Diciembre" - It does not sound "DiSiembre" / Correct: [di · θiem · βɾe]


A perfect description of the phonetics of Spanish:

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fonolog%C3%ADa_del_espa%C3%B1ol