Challenging Consonants

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Challenging Consonants

• Señor Steagall

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y ll

• yo I
• haya beech tree
• llamar to call
• caballo horse
• silla chair

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ca co cu (k)

• casa house
• como like, as, / I eat
• Cuca Cuca
• poco little, not much
• escuela school

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ce ci z (s)

• cielo sky
• celos jealousy
• acero steel
• difícil difficult
• azul blue

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ga go gu

• goma eraser, rubber
• gafas eyeglasses
• gusano worm
• aguja needle
• pago I pay

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gue gui

• pague pay!
• águila eagle
• guerra war
• Guillermo Guillermo
• guisar to cook, to stew

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ge gi

• general general
• gente people
• ágil agile
• agencia agency
• girar to turn

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gü (w)

• güero blonde (m)
• güera blonde (f)
• güeldo bait
• güila top (toy)
• güira calabash tree

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x (ks)

• taxi taxi
• examen exam
• boxeo boxing
• saxofón saxophone
• extra extra

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x (h)

• México Mexico
• Oaxaca Oaxaca
• Xavier Xavier
• Ximena Ximena

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b v

• beso kiss
• boca mouth
• velo veil
• vaca cow
• enviar to send

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b v

• abuelo grandfather
• avión airplane
• ave bird
• huevo egg
• abanico fan

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d (th)

• amado loved / loved one
• ido gone
• adentro inside
• Usted you (polite)
• adónde? to where?

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Adiós y buena suerte!