Essentially Nahuatl is pronounced using the same rules we use when speaking Spanish.
Letter |
Sound |
|---|---|
| a | as in father |
| au | as in out |
| c | before /e/ and /i/ as in set; elsewhere as in cap |
| ch | as in chew |
| cu | as in queen |
| e | as in bet |
| h | as in happy |
| hu | as in wet |
| i | as in machine |
| l | as in lamb (except in final -tl) |
| m | as in more |
| n | as in no |
| o | as in or |
| p | as in spoke |
| qu | kept |
| t | as in ton |
| tl | no English equivalent Pronounced by touching the back of teh teeth with the tip of the tongue and releasing the air from teh side of the tongue. Do not pronounce as kettle, sprinkle,, or metal, etc. |
| tz | as in pizza, also as in see |
| u | as in fool |
| uh | when |
| x | as in shoe |
| y | as in you |
| z | as in sun |
You will also find Nahuatl spelled out phonetically or a variation of the above styles. Examples:
Nahuatl | Nawatl | Nauatl
Melahuac | Melawak | Melauak
ToTahtzin | ToTajtsin
Tlazocamati | Tlasohkamati
They are all pronounced the same.
