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pronounced as a ‘b’, so the word holidays
‘vacaciones’ is said more like [bacaciones].](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/alphabetandpronunciation-steph-241209125616-5332e761/75/Alphabet-and-pronunciation-Spanish-Beginner-21-2048.jpg)
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Spanish means it is pronounced 'ny', like
the first 'n' in 'onion'. So 'baño' (which
means toilet or bath) is pronounced
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Alphabet and pronunciation - Spanish Beginner
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- 3. company name A =ah B = bay C = thay/ say D = day E = eh F = F.A. G = hay H = atchay I = ee J = hota K = kah L = L.A. M = M.A N = N.A. Ñ = enyay O = oh P = pay Q = koo R = airay S = essay T = tay U = oo V = ubay V = ubay doblay X = eh – kiss Y = ee-gree-ay-gah Z = thay-tah Pronunciation in English
- 4. company name ¿Cómo seescribe? Tom = T. O. M. Jack = J. A. C. K Sophia = S. O. P. H. I. A ¿Cómo se escribe tu nombre?
- 5. company name A EI O U H G J K F L C N Ñ Z X S T W B D M P Q R
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- 20. In Spanish youmust pronounce every single letter except ‘h’. Once you have learnt the sounds of Spanish you can pronounce ANY Spanish word!
- 21. In mainland Spainthe letter ‘v’ is pronounced as a ‘b’, so the word holidays ‘vacaciones’ is said more like [bacaciones].
- 22. ¿Puedes decir palabrascon B y V? Can you say words with B and V? bajo - short (height) bueno – good bien - well vaca – cow vivo - I live verde – green televisión - television
- 23. In Spanish, 'll'is pronounced like 'y' in English. Although “ll” is not an official letter in the Spanish alphabet, it is a very commonly used in the Spanish language.
- 24. ¿Puedes decir palabrascon L y LL? Can you say words with L and LL? ¡Hola! - Hello! color – Colour luna – moon pelo – hair ala – wing loro – parrot collar – necklace ella - She billete – ticket allá - over there millón – million pollo - chicken
- 25. In Spanish the'r' sound is rolled when doubled 'rr', and if it's at the beginning or end of a word.
- 26. ¿Puedes decir palabrascon R y RR? Can you say words with R and RR? rubio – blonde río – river grande – big pera - pear rojo – red árbol - tree arroz – rice perro - dog torre – tower arriba -above
- 27. The curly lineor 'tilde' over an 'n' in Spanish means it is pronounced 'ny', like the first 'n' in 'onion'. So 'baño' (which means toilet or bath) is pronounced [banyo].
- 28. ¿Puedes decir palabrascon N y Ñ? Can you say words with N and Ñ? mano – hand uno – one mañana - morning/tomorrow uña - nail ¡ ñam ñam! - yum yum!
- 29. The 'j' inSpanish is pronounced in the back of the throat.
- 30. ¿Puedes decir palabrascon G y J? Can you say words with G and J? garaje – garage gato – cat reloj - watch goma - rubber mujer – woman guitarra – guitar jamón – ham gorro - woolly hat ojo – eye ángel - angel
- 31. Spanish can sounddifferent in different regions.For example, in northern Spain people usually say 'z' like the English 'th' in 'think'. However, in most of Latin America people say 'z' like the English 's’. The letter ‘c’ is pronounced like the English ‘th’ too before the vowels e and i. It is pronounced with a hard ‘c’ sound like English before the vowels. a,o,u
- 32. ¿Puedes decir palabrascon C y Z? Can you say words with C and Z? casa – house color - color cuatro – four catorce – fourteen cinco – five quince – fifteen taza – cup zumo - juice
- 33. H – thisletter is never pronounced in Spanish. Eg: Hola Helena, ¿Has hablado con Hector? (Hello Helena, have you spoken to Hector?)
- 34. ¿Puedes decir palabrascon H? Can you say words with H? hola – hello hablo - I speak hamburguesa – hamburger huevo – egg historia - history
- 35. I/Y – theseletters sound like the ‘ee’ in tree. Eg: Sí, Madrid es divertido y bonito. (Yes, Madrid is fun and beautiful.)
- 36. ¿Puedes decir palabrascon I/Y? Can you say words with I/Y? vino tinto – red wine sonido – sound hija – daughter geografía – Geography castillo - castle
- 37. Qu – thisis pronounced like the English letter ‘K’. Eg: ¿Qué quieres?. Quiero queso por favor. (What do you want? I want cheese please.)
- 38. ¿Puedes decir palabrascon Q? Can you say words with Q? ¿Qué tal? - How are you? ¿Quién es? – Who is it? ¿Qué disastre! – What a disaster! ¡Qué asco! – How awful! bloque – block queso – cheese quince – fifteen
- 39. ¡A practicar! A =ana B = bien C = casa / cielo D = dedo E = Eduardo F = foto G = gato / género H = historia I = Inés J = julio K = kilo L = loco M = mamá N = no Ñ = niño O = ola P = Pedro Q = queso R = Ramón S = sol T = tonto U = huracán V = vaca W = Washington X = México Y = yate Z = zanahoria
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- 42. Spanish uses accentsor stressed letters to help with the pronunciation of words. There is only ONE type of accent and it only goes in this direction (/) Emphasize the syllable where you see the accent. Eg: María = Mary las matemáticas = math cómodo = comfortable
- 43. For words thatdon’t have visible accents the following rule applies… Stress the last syllable for words ending in a consonant. Eg: animal = animal Stress the second last syllable for words ending in a vowel. Eg: libro = book
- 44. company name ¡A practicar! A= ana B = bien C = casa D = dedo E = Eduardo F = foto G = gato / género H = historia I = Inés J = julio K = kilo L = loco M = mamá N = no Ñ = niño O = ola P = Pedro Q = queso R = Ramón S = sol T = tonto U = huracán V = vaca W = Washington X = México Y = yo / Z = zanahoria
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