Spanish pronunciation: Diptongos - /ei/

Sample pronunciation audio

Start with one sample audio file for diptongos - /ei/.

Quick tip

Glide smoothly from the first to the second vowel.

Letters and IPA

Practice words

• seis

• rey

• peine

• veinte

• reina

Minimal pairs

• peine / pene
• veinte / vente
• reina / rena
• seis / séis
• rey / rei

How to produce this sound

To produce /ei/, start with the vowel sound in 'bed' and glide quickly to the vowel in 'see', as in the English word 'say'.

Common mix-ups

• peine / pene
• veinte / vente
• seis / séis
• rey / rei
• reina / rena

Closest comparison

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