Chilean Spanish is well known for palatalization. This palatalization affects velars which come before the mid front and high front vowels. In addition to the palatal pronunciation of the vowel, a palatal glide is often inserted after the velar.
Here are words with velars that are palatalized in Chilean Spanish:
ejemplo (example)
general (general)
gente (people)
guitarra (guitar)
inteligente (intelligent)
jefe (boss)
juguete (toy)
página (page)
queso (cheese)
quince (fifteen)
Palatalization is a type of assimilation. It is common in many languages. In Chilean Spanish velar sounds before palatal before high and mid front vowels. The addition of the palatal glide after the palatal is optional.
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