Transcript El Abecedario

El abecedario
Pronunciation Rules
• When a word ends in a consonant, stress the last syllable.
(general – hen ehr AHL)
• When a word ends in a vowel, stress the second to last
syllable. (muchacho = mu CHA cho)
• If another syllable needs to be stressed, an accent mark (é) is
used. (María = Ma REE ah)
• Accent marks are only placed on vowels!!!!!!!!!!
• Only one accent mark is allowed in a word.
• Cognate – a word in Spanish that looks and sounds like the
same word in English and means that word
(example: foto = photo)
First 10 Letters
Letter
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•
•
•
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•
•
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A
B
C
Ch
D
E
F
G
H
I
Name of Letter
• ah
• bay
• say
• chay
• day
• ay
• f fay
• hay
• ah chay
• ee
A=ah
“ah” in all
avion
B = bay
English “b”
bota
C = say
“k” sound
carro
“ce” and “ci” make an
“s" sound
cielo
Ch = Chay
“ch” in “chalk”
Chico
D = day
English “d”
disco compacto
E = ay
“ay” in day
elefante
F = ef ay
English “f”
fruta
G = hey
hard “g” in go
Gato
“ge” and “gi” make “h” sound
gigante
H = ah chay
silent
helado
I = ee
“ee” “eel”
iglesia
Next 10 Letters
Letter
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•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
J
K
L
LL
M
N
Ñ
O
P
Q
Name of Letter
• hoe tah
• caw
• el lay
• ay yay
• m may
• n nay
• n yay
• oh
• pay
• coo
J = ho tah
English “h” but more guttural
jarra
K = kah
English “k”
kayak
L= el ay
English “L”
leche
LL = ay yay
English “y”
Lluvia
M= em ay
English “m”
manzana
N=ehn nay
English “n”
nariz
Ñ=ehn yay
like “ny” in canyon
ñu
O=oh
“o” in “boat”
ocho
P=pay
English “P”
perro
Q=coo
English “K”
queso
Last 10 Letters
Letter
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
R
RR
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
Name of Letter
• air ay
• airray
• eh say
• tay
• oo
• vay
• doble bay
• ay keese
• ee gree eg ah
• say tah
R=air ay
English “R”
raton
RR = airray
(trilled strongly)
burro
There are no Spanish words that begin with “rr.”
S=eh say
English “s”
Sopa
T=tay
English “T”
tigre
U=oo
like “oo” in “pool”
uñas
V=vay
English “b”
vaca
W=dohblay bay
English “W”
waflera
X=ay kees
“h” sound
xilófono
Y=ee gree eg ah
English “Y”
yogur
Z=say tah
English “s”
zapato