Benjamin Grimm wrote: I think in that case it's a very soft H, as in "Juan", which is, very subtly, "Hu-an". You are right using an "h" sound, which is why heu-rees sounds right to me. (I is pronounced like an e). J can also be kinda silent like in juego where it's melded into the ue. Kase is right, too, but I don't know how to show two quotes in one reply other than a copy and paste. Later