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The Spanish Y/LL sound is NOT what you think. The most common realizations (aka pronunciations) of this phoneme DO NOT EXIST in English! Students are often told to just use the English Y sound as in «yes», but this will contribute to your gringo accent. In this video we'll start by reviewing the history of the Y/LL letters and then will proceed to give you the actual pronunciation recommended to students, which is NOT what you find in most courses.
Spanish voiced palatal fricative phoneme, voiced palatal affricate allophone, yeísmo rehilado, palatal approximant.