Spanish Alphabet Pronunciation Differences between English and Spanish
Spanish Alphabet Pronunciation
Differences between English and Spanish l l l More letters in Spanish alphabet (30) (29) Different pronunciations Letter sounds don’t change!!
Vowels l l l A=ah (father) E=eh (day) I=ee (feet) O=oh (go) U=oo (fool)
REPITE, POR FAVOR l l A, E, I, O, U (Ah, ee, oh, oo)
REMEMBER l These sounds never change!!
l l l l l A: a B: be C: ce CH: che D: de E: e F: efe G: ge H: hache I: i
l l l l l J: jota K: ka L: ele LL: elle M: eme N: ene Ñ: eñe O: o P: pe Q: cu
l l l l l 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
Vowel Practice Pronounce the following nonsense words, remembering that vowel sounds don’t change! l l l abatanama nebebe itipidi otopo umugumu
More vowel practice. . . Pronounce the words, remembering the sounds of the vowels! l l tulemendu sanebini adotute ducatebilo
Consonants l l Most sound similar to English Some are different. . .
La letra H (Hache) H is always silent ! Pronounce: l l l Hamaca (hammock) Helado (ice cream) Hilo (thread) Hormiga (ant) Humanidad (humanity)
La Letra J (Jota) J sounds like a hard English H. Pronounce: l l l Jalea (jelly) Jefe (chief, leader) Jirafa (giraffe) Joven (young person) Jugo (juice)
La letra LL (elle) In most countries, the ll makes a “y” sound. Pronounce: l l calle (street) bella (beautiful) silla (chair) olla (pan)
La letra ñ (eñe) l Makes a “ny” sound Pronounce: l l pestañas (eyelashes) montaña (mountain) baño (bathroom) años (years)
La letra R (ere) Makes a soft “d” sound (If the letter “r” starts a word, roll it!) Pronounce: l l l sendero (path) jarabe (syrup) barato (cheap)
La Letra RR (erre) Always roll the “rr” Pronounce: l l l carro (car) perro (dog) ferrocarril (railroad)
La Letra Z (Zeta) l In most countries, the “Z” sounds like the English “S” In Spain, the “Z” makes a “th” sound l Pronounce: l Zapato (shoe) Bostezo (yawn) Pizarra (chalkboard) Zanahoria (carrot) l l
Special Letter: C (ce) l l l l 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)
Special Letter: G (ge) l l l l 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)
Tough Word #1 l Bacatepocupipo
Tough Word #2 l enchadubanono
Tough Word #3 l Nillopoturola
Last Tough Word l Zadepacucecalliñocherra
La Tarea l Find a written Spanish sentence and be ready to read it to the class tomorrow with perfect pronunciation. l You can now pronounce any Spanish word!
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