Spanish for Beginners I
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Transcript of Spanish for Beginners I
Basic Sounds
Most vowel and consonants sounds are alike
El abecedario…alfabeto (alphabet)
The Spanish alphabet is composed on 29 letters. The same 26
letters as in the English alphabet,
plus “ ñ”, “ll” and “ch”. Learning to read Spanish is
directly related to pronouncing the letters of the alphabet.
El abecedario… el alfabeto
a b c ch d e f
g h I j k
l ll m n ñ o p
q r rr s t
u v w x y z
Yo sé el alfabeto … Olé
Special Sounds and Vowels
There are many sounds that are alike in English as in Spanish, only seven
consonant and five vowel sounds are different.
Spanish is pronounced exactly as it is written. It is very important that you
pronounce all the vowels and consonants.
Always pronounce vowels.
A(ah)
E(eh)
I(ee)
O(oh)
U(oo)
Sometimes vowels have an accent mark. This written mark indicates that there is a stronger
sound on that vowel. For example: café, papá, adiós, lápiz, México.
Consonants Only seven consonant sounds are different
J: sounds like H Trabajar (tra-baj-har) To work
H: is silent. Hijo (ee - hoh) Son
Ñ: sound like “ny “ Niño (nee-nyoh) Child, Kid
RR: repeated sound of “r” Carro (car- roh) Car
LL: sounds like Y in English
Me llamo (may / yah –mo) I’m called/my name is
V: sounds like a B Verde ( bear- day) Green
Z: sounds like a S Zapatos (Sah -pah-toes) Shoes
ConsonantsOnly seven consonants are different
J: sounds like H Trabajar (tra-baj-har) To work
H: is silent. Hijo ( ee- hoh) Son
Ñ: sound like “ny “ Niño ( nee-nyoh) Child, Kid
RR: repeated sound of “r”
Carro ( car- roh) Car
LL: sounds like Y in English
Me llamo (may / yah – mo)
I’m called/my name is
V: sounds like a B Verde ( bear- day) Green
Z: sounds like a S Zapatos (Sah -pah-toes) Shoes
Special CombinationsOne quick sound
1. U and A together
ua (wah)
agua (ah-gwah)
(water)
2- U and E together
ue (weh)
bueno (bweh-noh)
(good)
Special Combinations
3- I and E together
ie (ieh)
hielo (ieh-loh)
(ice)
Viernes (biehr-ness)
4- E and I together
ei (ehee)
seis (seh-eess)
(six)
We will explore!!!!
How much do we already know!!!!
Or
How much can we learn / review today?
Vocabulary you might know!
¿Cómo se llama?
Koh-moh / seh / yah-mah?
What is your name?
Vocabulary you might know!
¿Cómo se llama?Koh-moh / seh / yah-mah?
Me llamo JoséMeh / yah-moh / José
My name is …
Try to guess the meaning!!
Mamá¿Cómo se llama su mamá?
Mi mamá se llama Maty
Try to guess the meaning!!
Amigo¿Cómo se llama su
amigo?
Mi amigo se llama Kevin
Let’s read more examplesPapá¿Cómo se llama su papá? Mi papá se llama Pedro
Amiga¿Cómo se llama su amiga? Mi amiga se llama Carmen
Hospital¿Cómo se llama el hospital? El hospital se llama Saint Joseph.
Restaurante¿Cómo se llama el restaurante? El restaurante se llama Saint Joseph.
Supermercado¿Cómo se llama el supermercado? El supermercado se llama Krogers. Create your
own!
Do you speak English?
¿Habla inglés? (ah-blah / een-glehs)
Do you speak Spanish?
¿Habla español?
(ah-blah / ehs-pah-nyohl)
I don’t understand
No comprendo
(noh kohm-prehn-doe)
• No comprendo español… • No comprendo inglés
(noh kohm-prehn-doe)
I speak
Yo hablo
( yoh / ah-bloh)
Yo hablo inglés Yo hablo español
Yo no hablo español
Slowly… speak slowly
Despacio (dehs-pah-seeoh)
Despacio por favor (dehs-pah-seeoh/ porh / fah-borh) )
Repeat, please!
Repita(reh-peeh-tah)
Repita por favor
(reh-peeh-tah porh-fah-borh)
Thank you
Gracias (grah-see-ahs)
De nada (deh – nah-dah)
May I help you?
¿Puedo ayudarlo?
(poo-eh-doh / ah-yoo-dar-loh)
Do you need help?
¿Necesita ayuda?(neh-seh-see-tah / ah-yoo-dah)
I need help!
Necesito ayuda(neh-seh-see-toh / ah-yoo-dah)
Otra vez(oh-trah / behs)
What?
¿Qué?(keh?)
again
Un momento, por favor
(oon-moh-mehn-toh / porh / fah-borh)
Just a minute
Greetings
Greetings
Please repeat aloud and practice a lot, if you don’t pronounce it correctly or if you don’t know the meaning of an expression, don’t
be intimidated by it and keep trying…
It has been said that to learn a foreign language you have to make at least 10,000 mistakes… so let’s start!!!
Buenos días(good morning)
(bway-nose / dee-ahs)
-Buenos días señor
-Buenos días señorita.
Buenas tardes(good afternoon)
(bway-nahs / tar –dehs)
-Buenas tardes José
- Buenas tardes señora
Buenas noches(good evening)
(bway-nahs / no-chess)
-Buenas noches, mamá
-Buenas noches, papá
¡Mucho gusto!
Nice to meet you
(moo-choh / goos-toe)
Me llamo …Pedro
(My name is…)
meh / yah-mo Peh-droe
Muy bien, gracias
Very well, thank you
(mwee /bee-yen /
grah-see-ahs)
¿Y usted?
And you?
Ee / oo-sted?
Hola
(oh-la)
¿Cómo está?
ko-mo / ess- tah?
Practice: You are Person B, I am person A… ready?Person A Person B
-Buenos días, Me llamo María - Mucho gusto, Maria. Me llamo
Pedro
- ¿Cómo está Pedro - Muy bien, gracias… ¿Y usted?
-Bien, gracias. -Adiós María
-Hola _Hola, buenos días
-Adiós Pedro -Hasta la vista!
Write and translate these greetings
Buenos dias
Buenas tardes
Buenas Noches
¿Cómo estás?
¿Cómo está usted?
¿Qué tal?
¿ Qué pasa?
FAREWELLS
DespedidasDes-peh-dee-dahs
These expressions are as important as greetings. You might know more
than what you thinkHBO uses a lot of them!!
Hasta la vistaSee you soon
ahs-tah / lah / bees-tah
De nadaYou’re welcome
Deh / nad-dah
Hasta mañanaSee you tomorrow
ahs-tah / mah-yah-nah
Un placerA pleasure
oon / plah-serh
AdiósGood bye
ah-dee-ose
Hasta luegoSee you soon
ahs-tah / loo-eh-goh
Actividad: The best response in Spanish for each of these expressions is…
1 -¿Cómo se llama?
2-¡Buenas noches!
3- Adiós
4- Mucho gusto
5- ¡Buenas tardes!
NumbersReady to count!
cero ceh-roh 0
uno oo-noh 1
diez dee-ess 10
ocho oh-choh 8
cuatro kwah-troh 4
cinco seen-koh 5
siete see-et-teh 7
dos dohs 2
tres trehs 3
seis seh- ees 6
nueve nway-beh 9
Numbers 11- 15once own-seh 11
doce doh-seh 12
quince keen – seh 15
trece treh-seh 13
catorce ka-tore-seh 14
Numbers 16 - 20dieciséis dee-ess / ee / seh- ees 16
diecisiete dee-ess / ee / see-et-teh 17
veinte bane-tay 20
dieciocho dee-ess / ee / oh-choh 18
diecinueve dee-ess / ee / nway-beh 19
ColoresColores
Spanish love colors!!Spanish love colors!!
Have a great time and practice Have a great time and practice these colors a lotthese colors a lot
Visit this weekend the WordFest Visit this weekend the WordFest at the Belvedere Front Parkat the Belvedere Front Park
roh -hoh
Rojored
ah-mah-ree-ioh
amarilloyellow
ah-zool
Azul
neh-groe
Negroblack
blanc-koh
Blancowhite
moh-rah-doe
Moradopurple
ros-sah-doe
Rosadopink
bear-deh
Verdegreen