Andaluz (Andalusian dialect) is spoken in the most southern region in Spain: Andalucía. It's a dialect that is full of distinctive characteristics. Andaluz has always been considered a very musical and pleasant accent.
There isn't just one andaluz, in fact there are different variants within Andalucía. You can hear very distinctive traits in the andaluz spoken in each of the eight provinces of Andalusia: Jaén, Córdoba, Sevilla, Huelva, Cádiz, Málaga, Granada and Almería.
The general characteristics of the andaluz accent
Seseo: pronouncing c and z as "s"
In most Andalusian cities and provinces both the letters c and z are pronounced like the letter s. For example:
In standard castellano:
In andaluz:
In standard castellano:
In andaluz:
Ceceo: pronouncing s as "c" or "z"
This is the opposite to seseo; in some parts of Andalucía the letter s is pronounced like a c or z. For example:
In standard castellano:
In andaluz:
In standard castellano:
In andaluz:
Pronouncing the letter "l" as "r"
In some words that contain the letter L in the middle of the word, or the L at the end of a word when the next word starts with some consonants, the L is pronounced similarly to the letter r. For example:
In standard castellano:
In andaluz:
In standard castellano:
In andaluz:
Omitting the sound of consonants at the end of a word
Very often people in Andalucía omit the sound of some consonants at the end of a word. For example:
In standard castellano:
In andaluz:
The sound of the letter j is softer
In Andalucía the sound of the letter j in any position is a lot softer than in other parts of Spain, becoming a similar sound to the English h, as can be heard in words like hello or hat. For example:
In standard castellano:
In andaluz:
