A spanish pronunciation question?

Question

I'm a few months into learning the spanish language and I'm a bit confused on something.

We were told that "c" is pronounced "th" However this seems to not always be the case as "con" is said with a "c" sound. How do you know when this rule applies?

Answer 1

Easy! C is pronounced 'th' before a front vowel, which is an 'e' or an 'i'.

If Spaniards need to write the 'th' sound before the back vowels (a, o, u) then they use the letter 'z.'

Answer 2

depends where you are learing spanish. the *th* sound from the letter c is used in the spanish spoken in Spain... not mexico, central or south america.

either way  as far as i know the *th* sound comes when c is followed by an i... i.e. gracias, .. or e.. cerca....the c sound stays the same when followed by vowels such as a.. o..... cosa.. casi

Answer 3

It's easy like English

C + i,e,y              =  s sound  ( in sweet)

C+ anything else  = K sound  ( in car)

spanish

C + i,e,y              =  th sound  ( in myth)

C+ anything else  = K sound   ( in car)

NB in south america they pronunce the c+ i,e,y  like English i.e. an S rather than a TH (in myth)

Answer 4

Mistake, the c is pronounced the same in spanish or english. Although the sound Th most be mistaken when you talk with somebody that come from Spain. There are many places in our Mother Country "Spain" that the pronunciation of the C is changed for the Z sound which in english is Th. But it is only a matter of the "Spain culture".

Answer 5

Use the same rule as in English:

before a, o, and u, pronounce the C like c in cannon, coptic, cucumber.

before e and i, you can pronunce the C like "th" in "mouth" (Spanish in Spain) or like S (Latin America Spanish)

Answer 6

It's "th" when it's before a slender vowel (i or e).