el alfabeto II Pronunciation Vowels make the words

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II. Pronunciation Vowels make the words, and in Spanish we pronunciate every vowel in the word. (ex: casa = house) Spanish A (ah) E (ay) I (ee) O U Y Pronounced a (like mama) A (like hay) E (like eek) O (like oh) Oo (like moo) E (like eek) Hard or soft vowel hard soft hard

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Nosotras Monos Lobo una Buenas A Chao noches

2. ) There are four extra letters in the Spanish alphabet. CH – coche (car) LL – (y) like Tortilla RR – rolling tongue ñ – n-yeah (canyon in English) (Español in Spanish has a tilde mark)

Me llamo Señora Villarreal Se llama Mateo.

• 3. ) More pronunciation rules C – (c, s) - ca, co, & cu are pronounced with a “c” sound because c is with a hard vowel: casa, color, cumpleaños - ce & ci are pronounced with a “s” sound because c is with a soft vowel: cero, cinco - c with constants are pronounced “c” sound: club

• G – (g, h) - ga, go, & gu are pronounced with a the “g” sound because g is with a hard vowel: gato, gordita, guitarra - ge & gi are pronounced with a the “h” sound because g is with a soft vowel: general, gimnasio - g with constants are pronounced “g” sound: grande

• H is silent Hola – hello • J – pronounced “h” (hat) • jalapeño • Z- In Spain – pronounced "th" (think) In Latin America – pronounced "s“ • Que –pronounced “K” • Qui – pronounced “key”

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Hola Hasta Tengo mañana que irme Quiero Igriega

I. Use the alphabet to spell words. A: a B: be C: ce Ch: che D: de G: ge I: i J: jota O: 0 H: hache E: e F: efe K: ka L: ele LL: elle M: eme N: ene ñ: eñe Q: cu R: ere RR: erre U: u V: ve Y: igriega Z: zeta Yo sé el alfabeto W: doble ve P: pe S: ese X: equis T: te