The letter "z" (called "zeta") is pronounced like an "s" by Latin American people and like an English "th" by the Spaniards . First let us start with some examples from Spain:

	Description (pirate):
	Description (landlubber):
	z (letter "zeta")
	zapato (shoe)
	zorro (fox)
	zigzag (zigzag)
	zanja (ditch)
	empezar (to begin)

And now we'll learn about the same examples, but pronounced in a Latin American way; here the "z" sounds like an "s":

	Description (pirate):
	Description (landlubber):
	z (letter "zeta")
	zapato (shoe)
	zorro (fox)
	zigzag (zigzag)
	zanja (ditch)
	empezar (to begin)