In spainsh is the u silent when it is next to an e?

Question

For example, in the word huele is it pronounced like ala or wala. (Hard A's)

Answer 1

Thank you for using the Jiskha Homework Help Forum. Try to remember the following: "YOU (u) and I (i) are weak." The strong vowels are a, e, o. When u or i is used in combination with a strong vowel, it becomes a "dipthong." This is unless that weak vowel has a written accent mark on it. In the word "huele" it sounds like "way" = "way=lee."

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