Alfabeto Review

​Las vocales

​Spanish has only five vowel sounds, while English has more than 14. Spanish vowels are quicker and shorter than those in English.

There are no long or short vowels, just one sound for each vowel. This should make the pronunciation easier, but it can be hard to break habits from English.

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​Las vocales

A La letra A is similar to the sound in the English father (amor, mal)

E La letra E is similar to the sound in the English word met (tele, es)

I La letra I is similar to the sound in the English word see (si, mi)

O La letra O is similar to the sound in the English word woke (hola)

U​ La letra U is similar to the sound in the English word cook (tu, usted)

​I is actually ee

​This is the hardest sound for English speakers to get used to. The Spanish i sounds like the long e (as in bee) You will have to train your brain to think "ee" when you see i.

​Say Las vocales

Audio Response

Repite las vocales tres veces.

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LL while the L in Spanish is very similar to the L in English, the LL makes a Y or J sound.

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llave, llorar​

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​LL, Ch, RR

Ch is pronounced like the English ch.

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chico, leche​

RR is always a rolled r

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perro, carro

​Consonants with different sounds

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​C The Spanish “c” has two separate sounds, hard and soft. The hard “c” closely resembles the English “k” sound, and the soft “c” is like the “s”.

casa, cena​

​ Q You will only see the letter “Q” in two ways: QUE and QUI.

Queso, quince

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​ Y Depending upon the region, the  y might sound like the English “y” in the word “yes” or the j in the English word “joy.” 

The letter “y” is a word in Spanish and it means  “and”.

 It is always pronounced   “ee”.

yate, playa​, buey, voy

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​H The H is always silent in Spanish.

hola, hasta​

​ J The Spanish J closely resembles the “h” sound in English.

jugar, juez​

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​ G The Spanish G has a soft and a hard sound. The hard sound closely resembles the “g” in the word “good.” The soft sound resembles the “h” sound in English.

​gato, gente​

​Now that you know each letter must be pronounced in Spanish, look at the words and guess how they are pronounced.

unión universidad euro Europa

​bio biografía microfono tigre

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Multiple Choice

This letter does not exist in the English alphabet.

• Y

• ñ

• G

• C

​To ask how do you write or spell something in Spanish you say:

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​ ¿Cómo se escribe…?

Se escribe ...​

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​To ask how do you say something in Spanish you say:

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​ ¿Cómo se dice… en español?

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Se dice ...​

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​¿Cómo se dice “thank you” en español?

Se dice "gracias".​

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​¿Cómo se escribe?

Se escribe G-r-a-c-i-a-s​

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​For example:

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Audio Response

¿Cómo se dice 'You're welcome' en español?

Se dice _____.

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¿Cómo se escribe 'De nada' en español?

Se escribe __________.

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​Letter dictation 

Mystery dictation

• Your teacher will spell some Spanish words for you. Write the letters down as you hear them

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Open Ended

A: ¿Qué letra es?

B: Es la letra ___. 

To receive full credit, you must type a complete sentence using the format above!

Audio Response

A: ¿Qué letra es?

B: Es la letra ___. 

To receive full credit, you must speak a complete sentence using the format from 'B' above!

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A: ¿Qué letra es?

B: Es la letra ___. 

To receive full credit, you must speak a complete sentence using the format from 'B' above!

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Audio Response

A: ¿Qué letra es?

B: Es la letra ___. 

To receive full credit, you must speak a complete sentence using the format from 'B' above!

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Audio Response

Lea en voz alta los siguientes nombres de letras en español.

Aa Bb Cc

Hh Ii Jj

Ññ Yy Zz

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