The Letter 'T' in Spanish
'T' is the twenty-first letter in Spanish alphabet and it represents a consonant sound.
Uppercase form | T |
|---|---|
Lowercase form | t |
Letter name | te |
Phonemes | /t/ |
How to Pronounce the Letter 'T'
In Spanish, 't' represents the sound /t/ which is much like the English 't' in words like "tea" but without any aspiration. The letter 't' can appear at the beginning, in the middle, and less commonly at the end of the word; and its pronunciation remains unchanged regardless of its position in the word and the surrounding sounds. Here are some examples:
Example
tomate → /tomate/
tomato
tren → /tɾen/
train
gato → /ɡato/
cat
sentir → /sentiɾ/
to feel
atletico → /atletiko/
athletic
clóset → /kloset/
closet
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