Pronouncing Spanish - start at the beginning (C)

This letter is just the third in the Spanish alphabet - yes, and almost every other one, too. But here's something: "The “C” symbol is associated with two phonemes in Spanish alphabet pronunciation. If the letter is accompanied by A, O or U, the sound is /K/ which is plosive, velar and voiceless. If accompanied by E or I, the sound produced is /θ/ which is fricative, dental and voiceless." Hmmm. So cama (bed) is pronounced kama, como (how or what?) is komo and culo (ar**e, or behind, bottom) is kulo. And cielo (sky) is thielo, and Celio (one of the Cuenca brothers) is Thelio. This last phoneme is not available in sound, so trust us. Remember: there is only one way to pronounce the vowels a e i o u (with a couple of exceptions we'll come to). BUT HOLD ON! There's another letter -actually, a digraph or two successive letters that represent a single sound. Look for CH this evening.

Manilva urbanizations sliding downhill

(EP/Image: CanalSurWeb) Twenty-three homes were evacuated this morning in Manilva because the side of a hill is sliding down above the urbanization of Monteviña. The landslide, 800 metres wide, a metre deep and travelling at 3cms per hour, has broken up the terraces and the authorities believe further sliding could drag the buildings' foundations down with it. Another 11 homes were evacuated at Las Higueras for the same reasons. Damage to homes alone in M;anilva is calculated at €4.8million, according to Mayoress Antonia Muñoz.