Different Spanish Dialects?

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What spanish countries pronounce yo (I) like jo? I know colombia does but are there any other places that use this dialect?

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granny · Accepted Answer

I first think of Argentina.
Puerto Rico: "yo" is pronounced like the word "yonder"

It is not a dialect, it's more like an accent, they pronounce words different.

A dialect deals with vocabulary.

Even within a country you will find regionalisms, colloquialisms, dialects,  etc.

But remember, this post is about pronunciations, accents

Nice question! Thanks

Anonymous · Answer

The Y sound in ALL Spanish has more of a linguo-palatal fricative sound than in English.  


Yo is ALWAYS going to sound closer to the English JOE to English ears, than like Yo!

picador · Answer

I know a lady who comes from Buenos Aires.  She says "yo" like Joe,  but that doesn't necessarily mean that all Argentinians do.

Chibola · Answer

I  guess... puerto rican, mexican, spanish, peruvian, chilean... accents. But there's a much greater difference between the south american and european spanish. So, I would say, in general, only two dialects.

Different Spanish Dialects?

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