What is the phonetic pronunciation of lauro catalino de la cruz name?

Answer 1

Written out in phonetic English-

LA-ooroh kah-tah-LEE-noh deh la CROOSS

The capitalized syllables get the emphasis.

Consonants sound close enough to English.

Spanish is a phonetic language which means that with very rare exception each letter always sounds the same no matter where it is in the word.

The vowels always sound the same no matter where they are in the word. The U is the only exception because it is silent when preceded by a C or G *AND* followed by an E or I UNLESS there are two dots over the U.

Once you get the vowels in Spanish, pronunciation is a breeze.

a - Like the A in hat

e - like the E in bet

i - Like the I in machine

o - like the second O in robot. Or like Bought. Notice there is no U (oo) sound. It isn't robo-oot.

u - like the oo in boot.

Consonants sound close enough to English for the most part.

C sounds like an English K except when followed by an e or i then it sounds like an S or soft TH (almost like a lisp) depending on the dialect.

G sounds like the G on Guess except when followed by an e or i when it sounds like an English H

H is silent ALWAYS

J sounds like an English H

V sounds more like B than V but there is no equivalent sound in English

X sounds like a hard English H. A little vocal from the back of the throat along with the breath

Z sounds like a hard S. Like Hiss. No vocal.

letter combinations

CH - just like English

LL - sounds like an English J or LY depending on the dialect

RR - Hard/rolling R sound, like a machine gun with the tongue

D in Adios sounds like an English TH to distinguish the word from the phrase "A Dios" which means to God.

That's it. Learn that and you can read any Spanish name properly.

Answer 2

The phonetic pronunciation of "Lauro Catalino de la Cruz" can be written as "LAW-roh Kah-tah-LEE-noh deh lah Kroos."