There are three possible standard Spanish pronunciations:
[laz 'ʒaβes esˈtan ẽn el ˈkoʧe] Central Mexico and River Plate.
[las ˈÊaβes esˈtan ẽn el ˈkoʧe]other Latin-American countries.
[las ˈʎaβes esˈtan ẽn el ˈkoʧe]Spain and some South-American countries.
The phonetic symbols used above belong to the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), which is recommended by Spanish phoneticians in Spanish pronunciation manuals.
Note:
The consonant [Ê’] is like that in English "vision". Phonetically it's a voiced palatal fricative
The consonant [Ê] is like that in English "vision", but softer. Phonetically it's a palatal approximant
The consonant [ÊŽ] is like that in Italian "figlio". Phonetically it's a lateral approximant.
The consonant [β] does not exist in English. It is pronounced like a [b] consonant but with the lips slightly opened. Phonetically it's a bilabial approximant.
The consonant [ʧ] is like in English "church". Phonetically it's a voiceless alveo-palatal affricate.
The symbol ['] stands for the stressed syllable.
lahz | 'ʒah-βehs | ess-'tahn | en | el | 'ko-cheh
Llaves para el coche/auto/carro/automóvil. The word for car in Spanish depends on where one is. Automóvil is the safest to use when one does not know the proper word.
The car
Carro, coche, or auto
su coche
tienes un coche
coche dormitorio
Tengo un coche nuevo. Auto or carro can be used instead of coche.
== == Coche de carreras or automobil de carreras.
el coche or la carro
Es mi coche
No tengo coche
Como está tu coche?