Gracias por ser mi mejor amigo - how is it pronounced?

Answer 1

There are two standard ways of pronunciation for: "Gracias por ser mi mejor amigo". According to Spanish phoneticians, who use the International Phonetic Alphabet, those two ways are:

[ˈgɾasias poɾ ˈseɾ mi meˈxoɾ aˈmiɣo] standard Latin-American Spanish

[ˈgɾaθias poɾ ˈseɾ mi meˈxoɾ aˈmiɣo] standard European Spanish

*The consonant [g] is similar to that in English "get", but softer. Only after pause (silence) or [n]: ['gato] 'gato' (cat); [ũŋ ˈgato] 'un gato' (a cat)

The consonant [ɾ] is similar to the USA English pronunciation "kitten"

The consonant [x] is as in Scottish English "loch" or German "ich". Sometimes it is even stronger.

The consonant [θ] is like that in English "think"

The consonant [ɣ] does not exist in English. It's pronounced by placing the back part of the tongue near the back of the hard palate, but without forcing or stopping the air flow. In Spanish, this consonant is only articulated between vowels or any other consonant except after pause or [n]: [laz 'ɣotas] 'las gotas' (the drops); ['aɣwa] 'agua' (water)

The symbol ['] stands for the stressed syllable.