Elpenor First Lesson in Ancient Greek (Alphabet Pronunciation)
Spanish Alphabet Pronunciation
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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 (Ah, eh, ee, oh, oo)
REMEMBER
These sounds never change!!
A: a B: be C: ce CH: che D: de E: e F: efe G: ge H: hache I: i
J: jota K: ka L: ele LL: elle M: eme N: ene Ñ: eñe O: o P: pe Q: cu
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!
abatanama nebebe itipidi otopo umugumu
More vowel practice . . .
Pronounce the words, remembering the sounds of the vowels!
tulemendu sanebini adotute ducatebilo
Consonants
Most sound similar to English Some are different . . .
La letra H (Hache)
H is always silent !
Pronounce:
Hamaca (hammock) Helado (ice cream) Hilo (thread) Hormiga (ant) Humanidad (humanity)
La Letra J (Jota)
J sounds like a hard English H.
Pronounce:
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:
calle (street) bella (beautiful) silla (chair) olla (pan)
La letra ñ (eñe)
Makes a “ny” sound
Pronounce:
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:
sendero (path) jarabe (syrup) barato (cheap)
La Letra RR (erre)
Always roll the “rr”
Pronounce:
carro (car) perro (dog) ferrocarril (railroad)
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)
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)
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)
Tough Word #1
Bacatepocupipo
Tough Word #2
enchadubanono
Tough Word #3
Nillopoturola
Last Tough Word
Zadepacucecalliñocherra
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!