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Spanish sounds and pronunciation (II)
Diphthongs (double sounds)
In Spanish, like in English, some vowels can be combined to form so called diphthongs.
These diphthongs are shown in the following table.
| | | English examples | | eu |  | Europa, euphoria | boy, royal | | ia |  | policíaco, familia | media | | ie |  | miercoles, riesgos | no equivalent in English | | io |  | televisión, medio | leopard |
Combinations of Consonants:
Like in Spanish, there are some sounds in Spanish that are formed by combining different
consonants.
Those are in particular:
| | | English examples | | ch |  | chico, muchacha | Czech Republic | | ll |  | llegar, anillo | no equivalent in English | | rr |  | perro, carro | long rolled 'r' |

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