Pronunciation Guide

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Many foreigners pronounce correctly our states and cities, but also there are some common mistakes. Check your knowledge and avoid them! Spanish is an easy language to pronounce and write. One sound for each letter and one letter for each sound, with very few exceptions. Rarely letter combinations make a change of sound. I used here English notation to show the most likely pronunciation. Have fun!

Aguascalientes - Ah-was-kah-lien-tehs

Baja California Norte - Bah-ha California Nor-teh

Baja California Sur - Bah-ha California Sur

Campeche - Cam-peh-cheh

Coahuila - Coh-ah-wee-lah

Colima - Coh-lee-mah

Chihuahua - Chi-wah-wah

Chiapas - Chi-ah-pas

Durango - Duran-goh

Distrito Federal - Distri-toh Federal

Guanajuato - Guah-nah-who-ah-toh

Guerrero - Ghe-rrrreh-roh (double R has strong sound, and one R has soft sound)

Hidalgo - Ee-dal-goh (H never sounds in Spanish)

Jalisco - Ha-lis-coh

México - Meh-he-coh (here X sounds "h", stress on "Meh")

Michoacán - Mee-choh-ah-can (stress on "can")

Morelos - Moh-reh-los

Nayarit - Nah-jar-it

Nuevo León - Nuh-eh-voh Leh-on

Oaxaca - Oh-ah-ha-cah (here X sounds "h")

Puebla - Pue-blah

Querétaro - Keh-reh-tah-roh (stress on "reh")

Quintana Roo - Kin-tah-nah Roh (like "rock" without "ck")

San Luis Potosí - San Louis Poh-toh-see

Sinaloa - Seen-ah-loa

Sonora - Soh-noh-rah

Tabasco - Tabas-coh

Tamaulipas - Tah-mau-lee-pas

Tlaxcala - Tlaks-cah-lah (here X sounds "ks")

Veracruz - Veh-rah-cruz

Yucatán - You-kah-tan (stress on "tan")

Zacatecas - Zacah-teh-cas

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