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How to pronounce the letters C, Z and S

C

In Spain, the letter c has two sounds:

  • In front of the vowels a, o and u, it sounds like  ca , co and cu .

Casa

house

Poco

little

Cubierto

covered

  • In front of the vowels i and e, it sounds like ci as in the word decir (say) and ce as in the word crecer (grow)

Hacer

do

El cine

the movies

Z

  • Before any vowel, it is pronounced the same as a c before i and e.

Cabeza

head

Almuerzo

lunch

S

In front of any vowel, the s sounds like sí (yes) , pasar (pass) and más (more)

In Latin America, the c and the z are pronounced as an s.

Zapato

shoe

Cena

dinner

El cine  

the movies

The s is pronounced the same in Latin America and Spain.

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