Consonant Sounds Spanish Vietnamese Mandarin Haitian Creole Somali Tagalog Arabic /m/ as in monkey + + + + + + + /n/ as in noodle + + + + + + + /p/ as in poodle + + + + no equivalent + no equivalent; may substitute /b/ /kw/ as in quilt + + similar does not exist + does not exist similar but sounds more like /k/ /r/ as in rail similar does not exist difficult to produce (may sound like /zh/) difficult to produce (pronounced as /w/ before rounded vowels) + similar similar but always trilled like Spanish /s/ as in sun, city + + + + + + similar but can also sound like /sh/ /t/ as in tail + similar + + + + + /v/ as in vase no equivalent, but MLs can use the sound + no equivalent; may substitute /w/ or /f/ + no equivalent no equivalent; substitute /b/ no equivalent; may substitute /f/ /w/ as in wagon + no equivalent; may substitute /u/ + + + does not exist + /ks/ as in box + does not exist does not exist does not exist + does not exist does not exist /y/ as in yarn + + + + + does not exist + /z/ as in zoo no equivalent, but substitute /s/ sound + similar but difficult to produce as a final consonant no equivalent no equivalent no equivalent; but ELs can use the sound + LINGUISTIC CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS CHART 1 Txlvi
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