How to Pronounce the Tagalog /ll/ and /ñ/

letter(s)

pronounced as

examples

pronounced as

ll

ly

Calle  

Villegas  

Calye”

Vilyegas”

ñ

ny (“gn” in lasagna)

El Niño  

Los Baños  

El Ninyo”

Los Banyos”

letter(s)

ll

pronounced as

ly

examples

Calle  

Villegas  

pronounced as

Calye”

Vilyegas”

letter(s)

ñ

pronounced as

ny (“gn” in lasagna)

examples

El Niño  

Los Baños  

pronounced as

El Ninyo”

Los Banyos”

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