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Source:
San Antonio de Bexar
Historical, Traditional,
Legendary.
An Epitome of Early Texas History
by Mrs. S. J. Wright
Past-President Texas Federation of Women's Clubs
Illustrated With Drawings by J. M. Longmire
from Rare Photographs.
Publ. by
Morgan Printing Co., Austin, Texas
Copyright 1916
KEY TO SPANISH
PRONUNCIATION
a has the
sound of ah
e has the sound of ay
i has the sound of ee |
j has the
sound of h
o has the sound of oh
u has the sound of oo |
c is sounded like k, except before i and e when it is
sounded like thay. This has become Mexicanized in
Texas, however, into s, as in the proper name
Garcitas, for example, which is prounced Gar-see-tas
not Gar-thee-tas.
g has the sound of g in garden at the beginning of a
word; elsewhere, it has the sound of h.
h is silent.
ll is sounded like lli in million.
ñ is sounded like ny in lanyard.
hua is sounded like wa in water.
z is sounded like th in thank
y as a connective is sounded like ee.
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