are there any free spanish pronucation type programs I can download and if so from where?

Question

I want one that will give you the english word and the spanish word and it will pronounce the spanish word for yoy if you want also I need to know where I can download it from (free ones only please) thanks

Answer 1

I don't think there's such a thing.

Anyway, pronouncing it is easy. Every letter is pronounced (well, theoretically, it should be).All the consonants are pronounced basically the same way as in english, with some exceptions;

J: it's like the "ch" in scottish "loch". A bit softer, maybe.
G: before E and I, it's pronounced like a spanish "j", But;when you come across "gue","gui" groups, don't pronounce the "u". The sound it's like in "Ghent"="Guent". In that case or elsewhre, it's like the G in "gun". NEVER like in "general" in any case.
V and B: Both are pronounced as B.
H: It's not pronounced, except after a C. CH, like in english.
Ñ: can you say lasagna? that same GN sound.
C: has two sounds, like K ( before A,O,U or consonant) or like TH in english "Thunder" (elsewhere).
Z; Like TH group in "Thunder"
Q: like K. In "QUE" and "QUI" groups, the U is not pronounced at all.
LL and Y: BOTH like the Y in "Yellow". Exception; word "Y" meaning "And". Pronounced "ee". E.g; "You and me" = "Tu y yo", pron; Too ee jo.
R: Either like the first R in "Repair" but harder (in the beggining of a word or before consonant) or like in "arise" (before vowel), but softer.
RR: Like in the first R in "Repair" but harder.

I think that's it, basically.

Vowels; unlike english, they're ALWAYS pronounced in the same manner, in every word.

A: like the A of "lamb".
E: like the E of "personal".
I: like the I of "bit".
O: like the O of "mob".
U: like the OO group of "spoon", but a bit shorter.