Vocales / Vowel sounds

Hay cinco sonidos de vocales /           

There are five vowel sounds:

Vowel     English            

   a          father

   e          fed

   i           feet

   o          fought

   u          food

En Euskera no se acentúan las sílabas

In the Basque language there are no stressed syllables

Consonantes / Consonant sounds

    Written          Example

    g                   good                                            

    h                   (silent)

    j                    Hot (strong H)                           

    k                   kiss                                          

    l                    lemon                                     

    il                   Italian: figlio                            

    in                  Italian: legno                           

    r                   Italian: cuore (flipped)

    rr                  red (rolled)                         

    s                   see (unvoiced)                      

    t                   Italian: tenore (dental)

    ts                 cheap                                     

    tx                 cheap                                     

    tz                  Italian: pizza                            

    x                   shop                                  

    z                   see (unvoiced)