diff --git a/phsource/mbrola/de2 b/phsource/mbrola/de2
index 2aac03d3..d8c00aab 100644
--- a/phsource/mbrola/de2
+++ b/phsource/mbrola/de2
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@
 0  A~ NULL   0  a~
 0  O~ NULL   0  o~
 
+// phonemes for Spanish words
+0  e   NULL  0  E
+0  **  NULL  0  R
+0  n^  NULL  40 n j
+
 // phonemes for English words
 0  @L  NULL  50 @ l
 0  @2  NULL  0  @
diff --git a/phsource/mbrola/de4 b/phsource/mbrola/de4
index e8a5ec6f..80cf8c18 100644
--- a/phsource/mbrola/de4
+++ b/phsource/mbrola/de4
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@
 16  _| VWL    0  ?
 //16  _! VWL    0  ?
 
+// phonemes for Spanish words
+0  e   NULL  0  E
+0  **  NULL  0  R
+0  n^  NULL  40 n j
+
 // phonemes for English words
 0  @L  NULL  0  L
 0  @2  NULL  0  @
diff --git a/phsource/mbrola/de6 b/phsource/mbrola/de6
index c5f69ca8..56133042 100644
--- a/phsource/mbrola/de6
+++ b/phsource/mbrola/de6
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@
 0  A~ NULL   0  a~
 0  O~ NULL   0  o~
 
+// phonemes for Spanish words
+0  e   NULL  0  E
+0  **  NULL  0  R
+0  n^  NULL  40 n j
+
 // phonemes for English words
 0  @L  NULL  40 @ l
 0  m-  NULL  20 @ m