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# Spanish (es-es, es-mx)

### **Vowels**

| EXAMPLE   | ARPABET | IPA |
| --------- | ------- | --- |
| papa      | AD      | a   |
| aire      | AI      | ai  |
| pausa     | AU      | au  |
| esperanza | EE      | e   |
| rey       | EE YI   | ej  |
| reina     | EI      | ei  |
| neutro    | EW      | eu  |
| chica     | IY      | iː  |
| boina     | OI      | oi  |
| bou       | OU      | ou  |
| loco      | UO      | o   |
| hoy       | UO YI   | oj  |
| grupo     | UW      | uː  |
| muy       | UW YI   | uːj |
| cuadro    | WA      | wa  |
| fuego     | WE      | we  |
| fuimos    | WI      | wi  |
| cuota     | WO      | wo  |
| hacia     | YI AD   | ja  |
| tierra    | YI EE   | je  |
| radio     | YI UO   | jo  |
| viuda     | YI UW   | juː |

### **Consonants**

| EXAMPLE | ARPABET | IPA |
| ------- | ------- | --- |
| bello   | B       | b   |
| chico   | CH      | tʃ  |
| dar     | D       | d   |
| fresco  | F       | f   |
| gato    | G       | g   |
| español | GN      | ɲ   |
| cama    | K       | k   |
| pala    | L       | l   |
| madre   | M       | m   |
| noche   | N       | n   |
| padre   | P       | p   |
| ropa    | RR      | r   |
| madera  | RT      | ɾ   |
| solo    | S       | s   |
| tocar   | T       | t   |
| zorro   | TH      | θ   |
| jamón   | X       | x   |
| llama   | YL      | ʎ   |