Los AlphabetosLos Vocales

El Acento

Señorita Yaldo

Objectives

You will …

Learn how to pronounce the Spanish alphabets along with few the few more than English.

Explore how the Spanish vowels are pronounced.

Learn which syllable to stress.

Learn how to pronounce an accented word.

Standards

4.1.N.d Identify basic differences and similarities in

phonological features (such as pronunciation, intonation, and tone) between one’s own language and the target language.

Stressed Syllables

Answer the following questions in your notebook.

How many letters in the English Alphabet? In the Spanish?

How many vowels are there in the English Alphabet? In the Spanish?

Are the vowels pronounced the same in Spanish as in English?

Why do you think we need to learn the correct way of pronouncing the words of a foreign language correctly?

Explain.

How to Pronounce Additional Letters (notes)

ch = chico (Just as in English)

ll = llama (like a y)

ñ = el niño (as if there is a y after it)

rr = burrito (you need to role your tongue on this one)

Note: Z is pronounced as s in Spanish.

Vamos a practicar.

Ñ CH LL RR

Tamaño Chile Llamar Burro

Español Cuchillo Calle Perro

Baño Cucaracha Silla Aburrido

Niña Cochino Toalla Cerro

Niño Cheque Llover Correr

Uña Muchacha Millón Cerro

http://www.studyspanish.com/pronunciation/

Vowels (notes)

We have five vowels in Spanish.

AEIOU

El burro sabe más que tú.

Actividad

Each pair of students will receive a rhyme that has to read it and practice it, then share it with the person next to him/her.

Then, each student will read their sentence in Spanish.

Afterwords, the whole class and I will evaluate their pronunciation.

Here is the sheet.

Where are these words stressed (pronounced heavily)?

Produce (v.) Produce (n.)

Present (v.) Present (n.)

As you can see, the two pairs look the same but sound different. Why? Because they have different syllables stressed (pronounced heavier)

Produce (v.) Produce (n.)

Present (v.) Present (n.)

We have stressed syllables in Spanish as well.

So how do we know which syllable is stressed?(Notes)

Rules of stressed syllables in Spanish. If a word ends with ...

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Lápiz Catalina Usted

1. a, e, I, o, u, n, s

(Vowels, n and s)

2. Constants other than n, s

3. Words with accents

Stress the syllable second to the last.

Stress the last syllable.

Stress the accent part.

Actividad

Write your name down on a small sheet of paper.

Decide which rule you will follow for your name.

Then, search for another student whose name follows the other rule.

Note: Dipthongs (io, ia, ue) count as 1 syllable.

Ejemplo: Estudia

Important Points (notes)

“J” is pronounced as h in Spanish

“H” is silent in Spanish

Tilde: “~" over the n only.

Accent " ´ " over the vowels, not the consonant.

Move neck forward when pronouncing an accented vowel.

Questions: Beginning ¿ End ?.

Exclamation: Beginning ¡ End !.