Spanish letter w Includes sound files!

This letter sound as: /w/ (Voiced labio-velar approximant) and is present in diphthongs where the 'u' is not stressed. On imported words, depending on word origin it can exhibit the sounds: /w/, /u/, /β/, /b/
The voiced labio-velar approximant is a type of consonantal sound, used in certain spoken languages, including English. It is the sound denoted by the letter ⟨w⟩ in the English alphabet; likewise, the symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ⟨w⟩, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is w
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/ä.ɰwän̪ˈt̪äɾ/
(to bear)
  
/äkˈt̪wälˈme̞n̪.t̪e̞/
(at present)

/bo̞ˈɾi.kwä/
(Puert Rican)
  
/äˈpwe̞s.t̪ä/
(bet)

/ˈle̞ŋ.gwä/
(tongue)
  
/kä.käˈwä.t̪e̞/
(peanut)

/käw.t̪iˈβäɾ/
(to captivate)
  
/äˈpwe̞s.t̪o̞/
(good looking)

/ˈswe̞ɾ.t̪e̞/
(luck)
  
/re̞ˈkwe̞ɾ.ðo̞/
(memory)

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