Pronouncing a Spanish "d"?

Question

I just went into my Spanish class for the semester, and the teacher has a 'spain' accent. He spent a lot of the class stressing that "d" is more like "th" vs a hard English D.

So, is this always true or is it a regional thing? Because I'm not really interested in the Spanish spoken in Spain as in Latin and Central America.

Answer 1

d between vowels is a th as in there. Everywhere.

But in Spain, c and z are th as in thing, but not in America.

Answer 2

i believe its always true, its just in the accent

Answer 3

Then don't do it. Tell your teacher, respectfully, that.

The letter C + any word beginning with an E or I (cero, cien) in central and balearic islands Spain) is pronounced like, not the same) as TH in English. Also, the letter Z (azul) before any vowel has the same sound. And a Z at the end of a word: paz (peace).

However, in Southern Spain, Canary Islands and Latin America these words are pronounce as S. LIke in Seven, Bus, etc.

All these are valid and accepted by teh Academy of the Spanish Language (RAE).

Answer 4

my parents are from Mexico and Guatemala...

and i was taught from a young age...i know how to speak it...and the Spanish i talk is the same as you said the d is said like that..=]

Answer 5

It's more of a Spain thing, for example spaniards pronounce Madrid...with the last "d" like "th"...

In south and central america we pronounce Madrid as you say with a hard "d"

So it is regional.... he must be from spain

Answer 6

my spanish teacher is from spain and she says d like "deh" and she said that c is like "th" but if the c is the first letter it is "cuh" like in cafe but if the word was like balencesto(basketball) its prounounced bahl-en-thesto

Answer 7

Spanish accents in Spain is VERY different than the Spanish that is spoken in Central/South America.

Spanish speakers originally from Spain insert the "th" much more regularly, and it's just part of the dialect.  to answer your question it's 100& a regional thing.

However, when you learned the Spanish alphabet you learned 'ah, bay, cay, chay, day, eh, effe'   (just spelling out the sounds)

You'll notice in Central/South America they will use a much harder D. And their accents/dialect will vary slightly depending on the country. (Even if they all lie in South/Central America)