Learning Spanish has never been easier

Written by Maria Fernandez

The simplest and most efficient way of improving your communication skills in Spanish is by mastering the five vowels: a, e, i, o, u

These are the most important sounds in Spanish.

The five Spanish vowels have a pure, unchangeable sound. They sound the same whether they come at the beginning of a word, in the middle, at the end or on their own.

Although in theory the pronunciation of these five letters is quite straight-forward, the reality is that they can be easily mispronounced.

Here are their main pronunciation problems, and how to avoid them

The letter a

It is tempting to say it like in English, especially in words that look similar in both languages, but that will often make them practically impossible to understand.

Remember to pronounce the letter a always like this (click on it to hear it): a

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