A Wild Night in Toledo
Pronunciation Key
Each vowel in Spanish has just one sound. They are pronounced as follows:
a – AH
e – EH
i – EE
o – OH
u – OO
The underlined syllable in each word is the accented one.
ñ – pronounced like the gn in lasagna
FLORENCIO: FLOH-REHN-SEE-OH
BELTRÁN: BEHL-TRAHN
JULIO: HOO-LEE-OH
CAPTAIN ACEVEDO: AH-SEH-VEH-DOH
LIEUTENANT CARRILLO: CAH-REE-YOH
LUCINDO: LOO-SEEN-DOH
RISELO: REE-SEH-LOH
GERARDA: HEH-RAHR-DAH
LUCRECIA: LOO-CREH-SEE-AH
CELIO: SEH-LEE-OH
LISENA: LEE-SEH-NAH
INÉS: EE-NEHS
AURELIO: AH-OO-REH-LEE-OH
BELARDO: BEH-LAHR-DOH
FINEO: FEE-NEH-OH
TORIBIO: TOH-REE-BEE-OH
MARCIAL: MAHR-SEEAHL
DON FERNANDO: DOHN FEHR-NAHN-DOH
TOLEDO: TOH-LEH-DOH
GRANADA: GRAH-NAH-DAH
ZOCODOVER: SOH-COH-DOH-VEHR
ÉCIJA: EH-SEE-HAH
ALCOLEA: AHL-COH-LEH-AH
ILLESCAS: EE-YEHS-CAHS
ARANJUEZ: AH-RAHN-HOO-EHS
JARAMA: HAH-RAH-MAH
ALCÁZAR: AHL-CAH-SAHR
OCAÑA: OH-CAHN-YAH
YEPES: YEH-PEHS
EL ESCORIAL: EHL EHS-COH-REEAHL
MADRID: MAH-DRIHD
VACIAMADRID: VAH-SEEAH-MAH-DRIHD
SEGOVIA: SEH-GOH-VEE-AH