Is Que pasa a greeting?

2 Answers. I use “qué pasa” as more of a greeting. It’s a super informal way to greet a friend. But, you can also ask someone this if they look sad or hurt, and you want to know why.

What is LL called in Spanish?

The double L is pronounced like the y in yellow. The pronunciation of ll in the Spanish alphabet is ey-yay. So the word llamo (which means name) would sound like yamo.

Why is J silent in Spanish?

It represents a sound that doesn’t exist in English. Spanish being a different language than English, it can have different pronunciation for the same letters. The letter H in Spanish (and Portuguese and French) has no sound. The English ‘J’ as in janitor sound does not exist in Spanish.

What is the letter V in Spanish?

The letter “v” is officially uve but it is also called ve. Because ve and be sound so similar, “b” is sometimes called be grande, be alta, or be larga and “v” is called ve chica, ve pequeña, or ve corta.

Is V in Spanish pronounced B?

The V is pronounced exactly like the B. However, some bilingual native speakers who speak another language with the V sound like in English, tend to sometimes do the same in Spanish, if only slightly.

Is LL pronounced J or Y?

Pronunciation 1: LL Sounds Like The English Letter ‘Y’ Just as you learned in your beginner course or textbook, ll most often sounds like the English letter ‘y’ as in the words “yellow” and “yes”. This is the way ll is pronounced in Spain, parts of Mexico, and most of Central and South America.