Spanish· consonant

How to pronounce the ll sound in Spanish

An 'l' and a 'y' pressed into one sound with the middle of the tongue on the roof of the mouth. Most speakers today just say 'y' here (yeísmo) — that is accepted too.

Heard in calle · ella · llegar

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ellos

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Spanish words with ll sound

Words from the same catalog the Spanish course drills — the app scores every one of them sound by sound.

ellosellamillonesdesarrollollegarellocalleallíallállevallamadoellasllamallevarllegóaquellosllegallamadallegadocalles

In a sentence

  • Aquí, a la izquierda, hay una loma.

    ella

  • Ricardo, ¿vienen a cuento las cascadas en mitad del mar?

    ellos

  • La quiero como hermana, porque juntas hemos pasado muchas penas.

    ella

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