An english sound may not exist in Spanish, but sound similar to another. and this creates confusion
PHONEMES
They are the minimum articulation of a vowel and consonant sound. On the other hand, phonemes are basic theoretical units postulated to study the phonic-phonological level of a human language.
Point of articulation
Way we position the organs to
pronounce a phoneme.
Articulation mode
amount of air we use to
pronounce a sound
PHONES
Each of the segments with particular acoustic characteristics and with typical duration into which we can divide the sound sequence
VOWELS
Is a natural spoken language sound that is pronounced with the vocal tract open
High, medium and low vowels
Long and shot vowels