Pronouncing ll and y in Spanish
►The sound(s) represented by ll and y (and also hie-) vary from dialect to dialect, including y as in yellow, ž as in Asian and j as in jello.
►The first of these, a plain y sound, is very common and is what is used in the recording.
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me llamo
pollo
taquilla
amarillo
Yolanda
paraguayo
hielo
hierba
¿Cómo se llama la calle donde Yolanda se cayó en el hielo?