Spanish

The J is pronounced like our h. It's Hulio, not Julio.

C and G have hard sounds, like in agua and loco, but when followed by an E or an I, the'r soft. Heraldo. Silantro.

LLs are as Y. Yama.

RRs should be rolled like this. Rrrrrrrrrrrr! But just use r instead. Folks will understand you. Burro or buro is still donkey.,

Z is actually S. Sapatos. Servesa. Venesuela.

V is B. Bictoria. Bino. Bibo.

Q-U is the toughest sound for gringos to remember. It's K. Tekila. Pokito. Takitos.