Spanish Vowels

This free audio lesson is all about Spanish vowels. Vowels in Spanish are pronounced differently from their English equivalents. The vowels a, e, and o are pronounced with a strong tone, while i and u are pronounced quite softly.

Listen to the Spanish vowel sounds below. A gap is left after each sound so that you can repeat the vowel sound yourself.

a, e, i, o, u
ah, eh, ee, oh, oo

Here are some examples of Spanish vowels in action. Press the play button, listen to each word and then record yourself!

The Spanish vowel "a"

The Spanish vowel "e"

The Spanish vowel "i"

The Spanish vowel "o"

The Spanish vowel "u"

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Spanish vowels are pronounced differently from their English equivalents. Let's take a look.

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