Symbol Example (orthographic) Example (phonetic) Comments
a padre [p a][D r e]  
e enero [e][n e][r o]  
i finca [f i n][k a]  
o foco [f o][k o]  
u unidos [u][n i][D o s]  
I aire
rey
hoy
muy
[a I][r e]
[rr e I]
[o I]
[m u I]
forms diphthong [a I]
forms diphthong [e I]
forms diphthong [o I]
forms diphthong [u I]
U pausa
neutro
bou
[p a U][s a]
[n e U][t r o]
[b o U]
forms diphthong [a U]
forms diphthong [e U]
forms diphthong [o U]
j hacia
tierra
piojo
viuda
[a][T j a]
[t j e][rr a]
[p j o][x o]
[b j u][D a]
palatal approximant
forms diphthong [j a]
forms diphthong [j e]
forms diphthong [j o]
forms diphthong [j u]
w cuadro
fuego
cuota
fuimos
[k w a][D r o]
[f w e][G o]
[k w o][t a]
[f w i][m o s]
forms diphthong [w a]
forms diphthong [w e]
forms diphthong [w o]
forms diphthong [w i]
p perro [p e][rr o]  
t tuyo [t u][j o]  
k carro [k a][rr o]  
b vino [b i][n o] occlusive
d donde [d o n][d e] occlusive
g gata [g a][t a] occlusive
B cabra [k a][B r a] approximant
D nada [n a][D a] approximant
G luego [l w e][G o] approximant
tS chico [tS i][k o]  
f fácil [f a][T i l]  
T pez [p e T]  
s sala [s a][l a]  
x jamón [x a][m o n]  
m madre [m a][D r e]  
n nada [n a][D a]  
J caña [k a][J a]  
l hablar [a][B l a r]  
r pero [p e][r o] sometimes written as [4]
rr perro [p e][rr o] sometimes written as [r]
L millón [m i][L o n] palatal lateral approximant, in some accents pronounced [j\] (see: yeísmo)
j\ sayo [s a][j o] voiced palatal fricative, sometimes pronounced [j]