Table 1.1 continuedLetter
NamePronunciationExamplesrerebetween vowels or afterb,c,d,g,p,t- a single tap of the tongue
caro, embrollo, agrio,at the front of the mouth, as in Scottishpearlpotroat the beginning of words and afterlorn- a trill or roll of the tongue
rojo, alrededor, Enriquerrerrea trill or roll of the tonguecarrowhen a prefix ending in a vowel is added to a word beginning withpara+rayos>r, ther>rrpararrayoscare should be taken to distinguish between words such aspero‘but’ andperro‘dog’sesegenerally as insitrather thanrosesesentattesimilar to English, but less aspiratedteteralike Spanishd, pronounced with the tongue against the top teeth andnot the ridge above them, cf. Englishtotaland Spanishtotaluulikeoo, as in Englishplumeand nevercube; a single soundpluma, fuma, cubovuvepronounced exactly like Spanishb, e.g.tuboandtuvo, caboandcavosound the same; nevervin Englishverystrongest after a pause, and afternvino, enviar, ¡Vale!weaker between vowelscava, bravowuverare, only in borrowed words, usually as inwoodwhisky, windsurfdobleoccasionally asv/bwáterxequisbetween vowels: as inaxistaxi, éxito