Correct pronunciation for 'Ella': eyya or ejja?

[PrakharPan12]

What is the correct pronunciation for 'Ella': ~eyya or ejja?
I have heard both the pronunciations in the lessons. Does it depend on some context?

[Oritteropo1]

Choose the one you like, both are correct as is sh from Argentina. It's not based on context, just preference of speaker.

Compare the different pronuncations of llorar for instance - https://forvo.com/word/llorar/#es

[elizadeux]

My Spanish teacher is from Argentina. It took me a little while to get used to her pronouncing ella like "asia"! I'm used to accents from North or Central America.

[Mike88Fo]

Thanks, I assume the same applies to the pronunciation of "yo"

[elizadeux]

The voices in Duolingo are computer-generated and often not a reliable gauge of how something is pronounced. I highly recommend the website forvo, so that you can hear how real people from all over the world pronounce any particular word. https://forvo.com/word/ella/

[Chilotin]

It depends on dialect and speaker's preferences. In most dialects, both y and ll sound the same, [ʝ], listen to the audios.

[PrakharPan12]

Muchos gracias, amigos!