/T/ /D/
  • The /T/ is pronounced the same as the Spanish "z" in "Zaragoza": /Tara"GoTa/
  • The /D/ is pronounced in a similar way to the Spanish "d" which is found between two vowels, for example in Cádiz /"k&DiT/.

    In contrast, an initial "d" in Spanish is pronounced as /d/, and a final "d" in Spanish can be pronounced as a /t/ (Catalonia), a /T/ (most of Spain), a /d/ (Latin American Spanish), or even omitted (Madrid).
  • It is usually found in lexical words: nouns, adjectives and verbs:

    thing /TIN/ = cosa
    thigh /Tai/ = muslo
    thin /TIn/ = delgado
    think /TINk/ = pensar
  • It is usually found in grammar words: articles, pronouns, demonstratives,...:

    the /D@/ = el / la / los / las
    they /DeI/ = ellos / ellas
    this /DIz/ = este / esta / esto
    their /DE@r/ = su / sus (de ellos)
    whether /"wED@r/ = si
  • It is usually found at the end of words:

    fifth /fIfT/ = quinto
    myth /mIT/ = mito
  • When it is at the end of a word, it is followed by an -e:

    breathe /bri;D/ = respirar
    writhe /raiD/ = retorcerse

  • Some words do not follow these (very general) rules, or are more difficult to classify:

      through (a preposition)
      /Tru;/ = a través de

      Thebes (a proper noun)
      /Ti;bz/ = Tebas
      Athens (a proper noun)
      /"eIT@nz/ = Atenas
      with (a preposition) /wID/ = con
      without (a preposition) /wID"aUt/ = sin

      Thames (a proper noun) /teImz/ = Támesis
      Thomas (a proper noun) /"tQm@s/ = Tomás

      mother (a noun) /"mVD@r/ = madre
      father (a noun) /"fA;D@r/ = padre
      brother (a noun) /"brVD@r/ = hermano
      weather (a noun) /"wED@r/ = tiempo (atmosférico)
      feather (a noun) /"fED@r/ = pluma

      farther (an adjective or an adverb) /"fE;D@r/ = más lejos
      either (an adverb, conjunction, adjective or pronoun) /"aIDEr/ = tampoco / o / cualquier / cualquiera
      there (an adverb) /DE@r/ = ahí / allí / allá
      then (an adverb) /DEn/ = luego / entonces
      than (a conjunction) /D&n/ = que