Spanish Alphabet & Pronunciation

1. Spanish Alphabet Pronunciation

2. Differences between English and
Spanish
 More
letters in Spanish
alphabet
 Different pronunciations

3. Vowels
A=ah (father)
 E=eh (day)
 I=ee (feet)
 O=oh (go)
 U=oo (fool)
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4. REPITE, POR FAVOR
A,E,I,O,U
(Ah,
eh, ee, oh, oo)

5. REMEMBER
These
sounds
never change!!

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

7. More vowel practice . . .
Pronounce the words, remembering the sounds
of the vowels!
tulemendu
 sanebini
 adotute
 ducatebilo
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8. Consonants
 Most
sound similar to English
 Some are different . . .

9. La letra Ll (elle)
The ‘Ll’ makes a Y sound (yes).
Pronounce:
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calle (street)
bella (beautiful)
silla (chair)
olla (pan)

10. La Letra J (Jota)
‘J’ sounds like H (happy).
Pronounce:
Jalea (jelly)
 Jefe (chief, leader)
 Jirafa (giraffe)
 Joven (young person)
 Jugo (juice)
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11. La letra ñ (eñe)
 Makes
a “ny” sound (canyon).
Pronounce:
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pestañas (eyelashes)
montaña (mountain)
baño (bathroom)
años (years)

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

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

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

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

16. Special Letter: C (ce)
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Sounds like “S” if followed by ‘e’ or ‘i’
Sounds like “K” if followed by any other
letter
Casa (house)
Caracol (seashell)
Celoso (jealous)
Ciencias (science)
Cicatriz (scar)

17. Special Letter: G (ge)
Sounds like “H” if followed by ‘e’ or ‘i’
 Sounds like “G in girl” if followed by any
other letter
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Gaviota (seagull)
Gallo (rooster)
General (general)
Gimnasio (gymnasium)
Gigante (giant)

18. Tough Word #1
Bacatepocupipo

19. Tough Word #2
enchadubanono

20. Tough Word #3
Nillopoturola

21. Last Tough Word
 Zadepacucecalliñocherra