Department of Modern Languages

1. Department of Modern Languages La Lengua española

2. Gramática nueva(New Grammar) El alfabeto (The alphabet)

3. (a) a Like the a in “father,” but shorter Examples: más nada casa pasa mañana encantada

4. (e) e Like the e in “they,” but without the “y” glide es mesa interesante tres deporte México

5. i (i) Like the ee in “teeth” or the i in “machine,” but shorter mi libro inteligente niño tímido rico

6. o (o) Like the o in “hope,” but without the glide mono yo perro no

7. u (u) Like the u in the name “Lulu,” but shorter The 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 universidad inusual comunidad

8. Practiquemos todos juntos ahora El alfabeto español (Let’spracticealltogether)

9. El alfabeto español

10. Sonidos irregulares (irregular sounds) • The letters b and v are pronounced exactly alike, as a b.

11. Sonidos irregulares (irregular sounds) (be grande) b (b de burro) (ve chica) v (v de vaca)

12. 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.

13. casa Unlike the English “k” sound, the hard Spanish c is not aspirated, that is, no air is expelled when it is pronounced. c = k copa . . . before the following three vowels cura In Spain, the “c” before e or i is pronounced “th” "thero" cero c = s circo "thirco" . . . before the following two vowels

14. 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)

15. 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. Cinco (Five)

16. Sonidos irregulares (irregular sounds) • The letter g is pronounced like the Spanish j (or hard English h) before e or i:

17. Sonidos irregulares (irregular sounds) gemelo g = h in "harp" gitano . . . before the following two vowels…

18. Sonidos irregulares (irregular sounds) g = g in "gap" . . . before the following three vowels: a / o / u. gato gota gusto tengo

19. Sonidos irregulares (irregular sounds) • The combinations gue, or gui are pronounced like the English g in gate, like: • Guisar, guerrilla, juguetón

20. 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)

21. 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. Gemelas (Twins)

22. Sonidos irregulares (irregular sounds) l (ele) 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. lotería alveolar ridge Lalo azul

23. Sonidos irregulares (irregular sounds) ll (elle) The “ll” is pronounced like the English y. calle = caye

24. Sonidos irregulares (irregular sounds) ñ (eñe) It is pronounced like the “ni” combination in the word onion. niño año mañana baño

25. 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. Muñeca (Doll)

26. 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. Llave (Key)

27. Sonidos irregulares (irregular sounds) • At the beginning of a word, r is always pronounced as a trilled rr, for example: • Ramón, Rosa, reloj.

28. Sonidos irregulares (irregular sounds) rr (erre) 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. perro barrio derrota

29. Sonidos irregulares (irregular sounds) r (ere) 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.” pero María arena Eddie

30. Sonidos irregulares (irregular sounds) In the Americas zapato z = s ("sapato") In all cases In Spain z = th ("thapato") In all cases

31. Sonidos irregulares (irregular sounds) • When a letter carries an accent, say con acentoafter saying the name of the letter, as in: María eme - a - ere - i con acento- a • María

32. CONCLUSIÓN ¿ Cómo se dice…? (How do yousay…?) • eme, a, e, ese, te, ere, o • ce, ele, a, ese, a • e, ese, te, u, de, i, a, ene, te, e

33. Adiós y hasta luego Recordad que… …Para aprender, ¡es necesario practicar!