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Spanish Alphabet Pronunciation

Spanish Alphabet Pronunciation. Differences between English and Spanish. More letters in Spanish alphabet (30) (29) Different pronunciations Letter sounds don’t change!!. Vowels. A=ah (father) E=eh (day) I=ee (feet) O=oh (go) U=oo (fool). REPITE, POR FAVOR. A,E,I,O,U

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Spanish Alphabet Pronunciation

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  1. Spanish Alphabet Pronunciation

  2. Differences between English and Spanish • More letters in Spanish alphabet (30) (29) • Different pronunciations • Letter sounds don’t change!!

  3. Vowels • A=ah (father) • E=eh (day) • I=ee (feet) • O=oh (go) • U=oo (fool)

  4. REPITE, POR FAVOR • A,E,I,O,U • (Ah, eh, ee, oh, oo)

  5. REMEMBER • These sounds never change!!

  6. A: a • B: be • C: ce • CH: che • D: de • E: e • F: efe • G: ge • H: hache • I: i

  7. J: jota • K: ka • L: ele • LL: elle • M: eme • N: ene • Ñ: eñe • O: o • P: pe • Q: cu

  8. R: ere • RR: Doble ere • S: ese • T: te • U: u • V: ve • W: doble u / doble v • X: equis • Y: i griega • Z: zeta

  9. Vowel Practice Pronounce the following nonsense words, remembering that vowel sounds don’t change! • abatanama • nebebe • itipidi • otopo • umugumu

  10. More vowel practice . . . Pronounce the words, remembering the sounds of the vowels! • tulemendu • sanebini • adotute • ducatebilo

  11. Consonants • Most sound similar to English • Some are different . . .

  12. La letra H (Hache) H is always silent ! Pronounce: • Hamaca (hammock) • Helado (ice cream) • Hilo (thread) • Hormiga (ant) • Humanidad (humanity)

  13. La Letra J (Jota) J sounds like a hard English H. Pronounce: • Jalea (jelly) • Jefe (chief, leader) • Jirafa (giraffe) • Joven (young person) • Jugo (juice)

  14. La letra LL (elle) In most countries, the ll makes a “y” sound. Pronounce: • calle (street) • bella (beautiful) • silla (chair) • olla (pan)

  15. La letra ñ (eñe) • Makes a “ny” sound Pronounce: • pestañas (eyelashes) • montaña (mountain) • baño (bathroom) • años (years)

  16. La letra R (ere) Makes a soft “d” sound (If the letter “r” starts a word, roll it!) Pronounce: • sendero (path) • jarabe (syrup) • barato (cheap)

  17. La Letra RR (erre) Always roll the “rr” Pronounce: • carro (car) • perro (dog) • ferrocarril (railroad)

  18. La Letra Z (Zeta) • In most countries, the “Z” sounds like the English “S” • In Spain, the “Z” makes a “th” sound • Pronounce: • Zapato (shoe) • Bostezo (yawn) • Pizarra (chalkboard) • Zanahoria (carrot)

  19. Special Letter: C (ce) • Sounds like “s” if followed by e or I (th sound in Spain) • Sounds like “k” if followed by any other letter • Casa (house) • Caracol (seashell) • Celoso (jealous) • Ciencias (science) • Cicatriz (scar)

  20. Special Letter: G (ge) • Sounds like “h” if followed by e or i • Sounds like “g in girl” if followed by any other letter • Gaviota (seagull) • Gallo (rooster) • General (general) • Gimnasio (gymnasium) • Gigante (giant)

  21. Tough Word #1 • Bacatepocupipo

  22. Tough Word #2 • enchadubanono

  23. Tough Word #3 • Nillopoturola

  24. Last Tough Word • Zadepacucecalliñocherra

  25. La Tarea • Find a written Spanish sentence and be ready to read it to the class tomorrow with perfect pronunciation. • You can now pronounce any Spanish word!

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