Spanish Consonant
The Spanish letter Q is pronounced like the English letter K.
Por ejemplo…
q | the letter q | |
que | what | |
queso | cheese | |
quien | who | |
requeson | curd | |
biquini | bikini |
To make the [kw] sound that the English Q usually makes, Spanish uses CU.
Please note that this explanation is only a guideline for the Spanish that I know, which is Castilian Spanish. There are many regional variations in Spanish pronunciation.
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