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Department ofModern Languages
La Lengua española
Gramática nueva(New Grammar)
(The alphabet)
Like the a in “father,” but shorter
másExamples:
pasanadamañana
casaencantada
Like the e in “they,” but without the “y” glide
estres
mesadeporte
interesanteMéxico
Like the ee in “teeth” or the i in “machine,” but shorter
mi
niño
libro
tímido
inteligente
rico
Like the o in “hope,” but without the glide
mono
perro
yo
no
Like the u in the name “Lulu,” but shorterThe important thing to remember about the “u” is that it has no initial “y” sound as in English. When we pronounce the word union, for instance, we actually say yunion. Leave the “y” sound off in Spanish.
unión
inusual
universidad
comunidad
(Let’s practice all together)
Practiquemos todos juntos ahora
El alfabeto español
El alfabeto español
Sonidos irregulares (irregular sounds)
• The letters b and v are pronounced exactly alike, as a b.
Sonidos irregulares (irregular sounds)
• C sounds like the English k before a, o, or u worldwide:
• In Latin America, the letter c is pronounced like s before e or i.
• In most of Spain, c before e and i, as well as all z’s, are pronounced like the English th.
Sonidos irregulares (irregular sounds)
In Spain, the “c” before e or i is pronounced “th”
. . . before the following three vowels
. . . before the following two vowels
Unlike the English “k” sound, the hard Spanish c is not aspirated, that is, no air is expelled when it is pronounced.
Voluntarios(Volunteers)
¿Cómo se dice? (How do you say it?)
Spell and then pronounce the word you see below using the rules you just learned.
Casa(House)
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Cinco(Five)
• The letter g is pronounced like the Spanish j (or hard English h) before e or i:
Sonidos irregulares (irregular sounds)
. . . before the following two vowels…
Sonidos irregulares (irregular sounds)
. . . before the following three vowels: a / o / u.
Sonidos irregulares (irregular sounds)
• The combinations gue, or gui are pronounced like the English g in gate, like:–Guisar, guerrilla, juguetón
Sonidos irregulares (irregular sounds)
Voluntarios(Volunteers)
¿Cómo se dice? (How do you say it?)
Spell and then pronounce the word you see below using the rules you just learned.
Guitarra(Guitar)
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Gemelas(Twins)
The “l” is pronounced with the tip of the tongue against the alveolar ridge as in English; however, the tongue is held straight rather than slightly curled.
alveolar ridge loteríaLaloazul
Sonidos irregulares (irregular sounds)
The “ll” is pronounced like the English y.
calle = caye
Sonidos irregulares (irregular sounds)
niño
mañana
año
baño
It is pronounced like the “ni” combination in the word onion.
Sonidos irregulares (irregular sounds)
Voluntarios(Volunteers)
¿Cómo se dice? (How do you say it?)
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Muñeca(Doll)
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Spell and then pronounce the word you see below using the rules you just learned.
Llave(Key)
• At the beginning of a word, r is always pronounced as a trilled rr, for example:
• Ramón, Rosa, reloj.
Sonidos irregulares (irregular sounds)
With the “rr,” or double “r,” the tongue is positioned just as with the single “r,” except that it is held there briefly and allowed to “flap,” creating the “rolling” effect.
perrobarrioderrota
Sonidos irregulares (irregular sounds)
Eddie
arena
pero
María
The intervocalic, embedded (that is, non-word-initial) “r” involves a single tap of the tongue against the alveolar ridge. The result is a sound much like the dd in the name “Eddie.”
Sonidos irregulares (irregular sounds)
In the Americas
In Spain
In all cases
In all cases
Sonidos irregulares (irregular sounds)
• When a letter carries an accent, say con acento after saying the name of the letter, as in:
María eme - a - ere - i con acento - a
Sonidos irregulares (irregular sounds)
María
CONCLUSIÓN
¿ Cómo se dice…?(How do you say…?)
eme, a, e, ese, te, ere, o ce, ele, a, ese, a e, ese, te, u, de, i, a, ene, te, e
Adiós y hasta luego
RECORDAD QUE…
…PARA APRENDER,
¡ES NECESARIO PRACTICAR!