Pronunciation Guide for A La Nanita

Spanish vowels are pronounced like this:

'a'(aw) 'e' (eh) 'i' (ee) 'o' (oh) 'u' (oo)

Consonants different than english are:

't' (tongue is placed behind top, front teeth)

'b' (pronounced with a little 'v' sound--a mix of 'b' and 'v' put together)

'd' (like the t-place tongue behind teeth)

'r' (please roll tongue--dah?)

'rr' (please roll tongue even more :))

'n with a squiggly line on top' (nyeh)

'l' (with the tongue touching top, front roof of mouth

'll' (jyeh)

Words of our song pronunciation:

Ah lah nah'nee'thah nah'nah, nah'nee'thah eh'ah, nah'nee'thah eh'ah,

Mee heh'soos, thyeh'neh sooeh'nyo), bven'dhee'thoh seh’ah, bven'dhee'thoh seh’ah.

Fwen'theh'see'jya keh koh'rr’ehs, klah'r’ah'ee soh'noh'rah),

Rwee'seh'nyohr kehn lah, sehl'vah, kahn'than'dhoh jyoh'r ahs),

Kah'jyad meeehn'thrahs lah koo'nah, seh bvah'lahn'seh'ah)

Ah lah nah'nee'thah nah'nah, nah'nee'thah eh'ah.

Thanks Shari!