agua ▁with ▁varying ▁degrees ▁of ▁Spanish ▁flu ency . ▁These ▁young ▁women ▁are ▁primarily ▁addressed ▁in ▁Y agua , ▁but ▁respond ▁in ▁a ▁simplified ▁Spanish . ▁ ▁Ph on ology ▁ ▁Y agua ▁has ▁ 6 ▁v ow els ▁and ▁ 1 1 ▁con son ants , ▁as ▁shown ▁in ▁the ▁chart ▁below . ▁( Or th ographic ▁symbols ▁in ▁bold , ▁IP A ▁values ▁in ▁square ▁brackets .) ▁ ▁V ow els ▁▁▁ ▁Some ▁v ow els ▁show ▁a ▁significant ▁degree ▁of ▁allo ph onic ▁variation , ▁not ably ▁/ u / ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁ ▁or ▁, ▁and ▁/ a /, ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁ ▁or ▁. ▁ ▁V ow els ▁are ▁both ▁or al ▁and ▁nas al . ▁ ▁Cons on ants ▁▁▁ ▁A ▁nas al ▁con son ant ▁preceding ▁a ▁nas al ▁v owel ▁is ▁a ▁simple ▁nas al ▁sound ▁( ▁[ m ], ▁[ n ]); ▁but ▁a ▁nas al ▁con son ant ▁preceding ▁an ▁or al ▁v owel ▁has ▁an ▁or al ▁release ▁([ mb ], ▁[ nd ]) ▁ ▁All ▁ph ones ▁except ▁for ▁/ s /, ▁/ t ʃ /, ▁and ▁/ j / ▁may ▁be ▁pal atal ized . ▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁bil ab ial ▁stops ▁may ▁be ▁lab ial ized . ▁ ▁/ s / ▁and ▁/ t ʃ / ▁show ▁significant ▁allo ph onic ▁variation , ▁being ▁either ▁pre - sto pped ▁or ▁not . ▁ ▁Thus ▁/ s / ▁ranges ▁from ▁[ s ] ▁to ▁[ ts ], ▁and ▁/