The Spanish Alphabet “El abecedario” Spanish 01 September 2013 Pgs 10-11.

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The Spanish Alphabet “El abecedario” Spanish 01 September 2013 Pgs 10-11

Transcript of The Spanish Alphabet “El abecedario” Spanish 01 September 2013 Pgs 10-11.

The Spanish Alphabet

“El abecedario”Spanish 01

September 2013

Pgs 10-11

Some notes on the Spanish alphabet…• In English, sometimes vowels take on different

pronunciations• Pronounce the following words:

– naked, baked– water, later– roaring, pouring

• In Spanish, 99.99999999% of the time, vowels keep the same pronunciation, making it very easy to pronounce the word if you know how each letter is pronounced

• 30 letters versus 26• Alphabet= El Abecedario• Dictionaries published before 1994 include ch and

ll as separate letters in the Spanish alphabet.

Ii[eee]imán

Kk[kah]karate

ll[ay-yay]llama

Mm[emm-eh]maleta

Nn[enn-eh]nariz

ñ[en-yay]Ñoño(wimp)

Oo[oh]oso

Pp[peh]paraguas

Qq[kuu]queso

Rr[ere]reloj

rr[errrrrre] (roll tongue)

arroz

Ss[ese]sombrero

Tt[te]tijeras

Uu[oo]unicornio

Vv[ve]video

Ww[doblay ve]wafle

Xx[eh-kees]xilófono

Yy[ig-ree-egg-ah]yogur

Zz[zeta]zanahoria

Military Style

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUcu9PUh9_A