Spanish pronunciation ( diphthongs and triphthongs)

Be careful when pronouncing Spanish diphthongs and triphthongs. In these cases, you have two or three different sounds to pronounce quickly and cannot omit any of them.
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Spanish Vowel : [Ai], [ay]
Spanish Example: Aire, hay
Corresponding sound in English: As in ice
 (note that in this case this sound stands for a single vowel in the English example while in Spanish it represents two different sounds.)
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Spanish Vowel [Au]
Spanish Example: Aumento
Corresponding sound in English: As in cow
(in this case, the Spanish [au] must not be confused with the English [au], which is pronounced [o] as in the word Australian)
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Spanish Vowel: [Ei], [ey]
Spanish Example: Veinte, rey
Corresponding sound in English: As in May or they, two sounds in this case.
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Spanish Vowel: [Oy]
Spanish Example: Voy
Corresponding sound in English: As in toy.
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Spanish Vowel: [Eu]
Spanish Example: Europa
Corresponding sound in English : As in Amadeus (two sounds in this case)
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