In spanish, is the letter J pronounce likes H and LL pronounce like Y in Englsih ?

Question

For example : rojo sounds like roho, llamo sounds like yamo.
When you pronounce the R..do you have to roll your tongue ?

Answer 1

First the R: if it's in the middle of a word it will sound almost exactly like the english TT in "gotta go". If the R is the first letter of a word or if it's RR you have to flap the tip of your tongue very quickly.

The J is not exactly like the H in english, it's similar but stronger - someone mentioned the CH in german (in some words, like Bach) and I think it's a good example.

About the LL: argentinians and uruguyans are known to pronounce it in a way that can go from the S in "pleasure" to SH (like in "show"). The other spanish speakers, as far as I know, pronounce it like the LH in portuguese or the GL in italian - that is, like a different, longer L, in which, instead of touching your teeth with the tip of your tongue (like in a "regular" L), you "push up" the centre of your tongue against the palate. I guess the closest sound to LL existing in the english language might be the Y, so that's how english speakers pronounce it, but that's not exactly how it should be pronounced.

You know that song, "Hips don't lie"? There's a part when Shakira says "Mira, en Barranquilla se baila así", and then Wyclef repeats "en Barranquilla se baila así". In this sentence only, you can see how Shakira (who is from Colombia) pronounces the R, the RR and the LL. Then Wyclef pronounces the RR correctly, but the LL like Y. It's similar, but by comparing with Shakira's pronunciation you can see it's not the same.

Good luck with your learning!

Answer 2

The sounds of the letters "r" and "ll" are not exactly as the English sounds that you have mentioned; they are sounds that don't exist in English. Nevertheless, to your ear, they probably do sound the same, and if you don't mind speaking Spanish with an accent, you can probably use these sounds. The previous answerer is correct that the sound of the "ll" is different in different dialects of Spanish, but none of the dialects use the exact same sound as the "y" sound in English.

You should use the rolled "r" whenever there's an "r" at the beginning of a word or wherever you see "rr". You can also roll an "r" in the middle or the end of a word to give the word special emphasis.

Answer 3

in Spanish the J is a very strong sound made from the throat, that doesn´t exist in English, so the closest would be a strongly pronounced H. And yes LL is like Y as in Yes

Answer 4

Depends. In European Spanish, j is pronounced like ch in German 'Bach', but h in Latin America.
LL can be y or palatalised l, like l +y, but often like s in pleasure in South America
There are 2 kinds of r in Spanish. A single r between vowels, as in pero, is as in English, but double r, ie rr, or r at the beginning or end of a word is rolled

Answer 5

No, not for the letter "R". In the Spanish alphabet, the double r is considered a different letter than just two r's in a row. so that part of the alphabet is Q, R, RR, S, T, etc. The letter "RR" requires that you roll your tongue, but "R" doesn't.

Answer 6

Yes

Answer 7

Yes - only if its a double R like "perro" (dog)

Answer 8

I think the best answers are from aure_ml & jojo.

Answer 9

yes!!!!Claro que si!!Of Course, if not, your r won;t sound like an "r"

Answer 10

yes they are