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Spanish Sounds

More Spanish sounds!

exámenexamen
as in "taxi"

An exception is México, where x is pronounced like a Spanish j. In fact, another spelling for Mexico is Méjico.

zapatozapato
as in "see"

Making Plans

If you want to say that you are going to do something, use voy a… For example, Mañana voy a viajar a México.

Vamos a visitar a nuestros padres.
We are going to visit our parents.

Voy
Vas
Va
Vamos
Van
a viajar en avión.

Menos Cuarto

Cuarto is used to refer to a quarter of an hour (15 minutes) in Spanish.

Vamos a llegar a las tres y cuarto.
We’re going to arrive at 3:15.

In English we say It’s quarter ‘til five, but in Spanish you’d say the reverse: It’s five minus a quarter.

Son las cinco menos cuarto.
It’s 4:45.