It is not pronounced the way it is done in English. It is more a 'J' than a 'Y'. But that's just me, been speaking Spanish my whole life, or just about... The 'J' is harder, like 'jump' or 'Jack', as opposed to the softer 'Y's 'young' or 'yet'. What do I know, ask the guy from New Zealand.
Héctor 1990 Carat 'Ursula' By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest. Confucius
On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 5:50 PM, Neil2 <vidublu@gmail.com> wrote: > Are you certain Llama and Llano aren't just pronounced with hard Ls for us > gringos? > > On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 2:05 PM, Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@gmail.com > >wrote: > > > Can you give examples, Andrew. I'm thinking Llama, Llano River etc anbd > > both are pronounced with a hard L. LMK. Love trivia. > > > > On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 2:25 PM, Andrew Grebneff <goose1047@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > The Ll is pronounced as a Y at the beginning of a word too. > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 4:11 PM, Mike Miller <mwmiller@cwnet.com> > wrote: > > > > I think double ll is only pronounced y in a word. If they're the > > > initial > > > > letters I think they're pronounced L. > > > > > > > > Maybe not. > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Michael in San Antonio > > 91GL AT 'Gringo' > > > > > > -- > Neil2 > '82 Diesel Westfalia (USS Tinosa) > '86 Vanagon/Westfalia Wannabe (SaVannah) > Nunquam Pendite Divendium >
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