ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION SKILLS FOR SPANISH

Spanish Learners of English and Common Pronunciation Challenges
Spanish learners of English often face difficulties with certain consonants and vowel sounds that do not exist or are pronounced differently in Spanish. These challenges include:

Key Challenges for Spanish Learners
Vowel Sounds

English has 12 pure vowels and 8 diphthongs, while Spanish has only 5 vowels (/a/, /e/, /i/, /o/, /u/). This results in difficulty distinguishing English vowel pairs that are not present in Spanish, such as:
/ɪ/ vs /i/ (e.g., sit vs seat).
/ʊ/ vs /u/ (e.g., full vs fool).
/æ/ vs /ɛ/ (e.g., cat vs bed).
Consonant Sounds

/v/ vs /b/: Spanish does not differentiate between /v/ and /b/, leading to substitutions (e.g., van pronounced as ban).
/h/: The English /h/ is often omitted because it is silent in Spanish (e.g., house may become ouse).
/θ/: The English "th" sounds /θ/ (as in think) and /ð/ (as in this) do not exist in many Spanish dialects, leading to substitutions like /t/ or /d/ (e.g., think becomes tink).
Final Consonant Clusters: Spanish does not allow certain consonant clusters at the end of words, so learners may add a vowel (e.g., past becomes pasta).
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