Title Spanish Language - Lessons 1 to 5.pdf ✅

Spanish spelling is an exact reflection of the pronunciation of the language. The pronunciation of each letter is subject to precise and consistent rules, and words are pronounced by adding together the sounds of each individual letter. Vowels The sounds of the vowels are clear and short. Pronounce the examples. Letter Pronounced like Examples a the a in father la casa, la tapa, Panamá, Canadá e two sounds: the e in café when final elefante, come, vive, verde, que the e in set elsewhere pero, es, hotel i the i in machine sí, cine, comida o two sounds: the o in hope oso, otro, hospital the o in for if followed by r doctor, profesor u the u in rule uno, tú, puro written as ü when pronounced agüero, güira in güe and güi silent in gue and gui elsewhere guerra, guitarra y Spanish i y, soy, hay Consonants b / v the b in boat when they occur baño, burro, embargo, alba, at the beginning of a breath el vino, el voto, invierno, group, or following l, m, or n vamos softer elsewhere, produced Cuba, la boca, Havana, la vaca through slightly opened lips In Spanish, the b and v have the same sound. The sound of English v does not exist in Spanish. c the c in cat before a, o, u, or camisa, color, concreto before a consonant the s in sail before e or i centavo, cita, cinco ch the ch in chum chocolate, chorizo Guide to Pronunciation Guide to Pronunciation xi Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Click here for terms of use.
Letter Pronounced like Examples d two sounds: the d in dog when it occurs donde, falda, conde at the beginning of a breath group, or following l or n the th in other elsewhere boda, poder, verdad, nada, cada, estudio f English f futuro, fila, oficina g the g in game before a, o, u, gato, gusto, grande or before a consonant the h in hat before e or i genio, generoso, gitano h silent hombre, hasta, hablar j English h (It can also be given a slightly Juan, ojo, mujer guttural sound.) k English k kayak, kilómetro, kiwi l English l, but with the tip of el, hotel, mil, palo the tongue touching the roof of the mouth ll the y in beyond, or in some caballo, bello, llave countries, the s in pleasure m English m menos, cama, marrón n English n nota, nación, nariz ñ the ny in canyon or the ni mañana, España, señor in onion p English p, but not explosive papel, persona, pobre (without the puff of air in the English sound) q the k in key (found only in the Quito, queso, equipo combinations que and qui) r the dd in ladder (a single caro, barato, para, hablar tongue flap) The r at the beginning of a rosa, el río, Enrique, las rosas word or after l, n, or s is trilled like rr. rr a trill or tongue roll perro, horrible, carro (There is no equivalent sound in English.) xii Guide to Pronunciation