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    The document provides information about the Spanish alphabet and pronunciation of letters, vowels, consonants, and diphthongs. It includes a table of the Spanish alphabet with the name and pronunciation of each letter. It also compares the English and Spanish vowel and consonant phonemes.

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    Spanish Alphabet

    Letter of the Alphabet A B C CH D E F G H I J K* L LL M N ** O P Q R RR S T U V W* X Y Z * ** Name of the Letter a be ce che de e efe ge hache i jota ka ele elle eme ene ee o pe cu ere erre ese te u ve doble ve equis i griega zeta Pronunciation Examples casa, taza bien, beb casa, cine chico, leche da, verdad mesa, cine caf, fruta jugo, general hola, hijo cine, hijo hijo, jugo kilo, kiosko hola, leche calle, llama mesa, llama noche, nada seor, nio nio, hola pap, peso queso, quin seor, fruta perro, carro casa, seor taza, fruta jugo, mucho vaso, vive whiski Mxico, excelente ya, Yucatn taza, azcar

    These letters appear only in words of foreign origin. The diacritical mark over this letter is called a tilde. It is not used with any other letters in Spanish.

    Spanish Vowels
    Pronunciation Practice A E I O U casa bebe cine codo muro taza debe hijo moro punto bata leche misa lloro nube

    Common Spanish Dipthongs Some of the more common Spanish dipthongs are found in number words. uno dos tres cuatro cinco seis siete ocho nueve diez 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Comments on Spanish Vowels and Comparisons to English Vowels The vowel system of American English is much more complicated that that of Spanish Spanish has 5 vowel phonemes and glides occur only in dipthongs, which are always represented in writing (compare pena and peina) Spanish vowel sounds are always clear and full, while consonants may be obscured or suppressed Spanish vowels do not have length; that is, they are not short or long

    Spanish Consonants
    Pronunciation Practice B C less forceful than in English; often identical in sound to V has 2 sounds: like English S before E or I; like English K before A, O, U, or consonant like CH in chair generally not as strong as English D; often like TH, especially between vowels and at end of word same value as in English has 2 sounds: like English H before E or I; like English hard G before A, O, U, or consonant always silent (note that CH is a separate character) like an English H same value as in English in most areas, pronounced as Y same value as in English same value as in English like NY in English similar to English, but not aspirated always followed by U; like an English K pronounced with single flap except as initial sound, when it is trilled trilled R sound generally similar to English unlike English, T is an unaspirated dental sound often identical in sound to B varies, but often like KS in English almost always like English Y like an English S bien casa beb cine

    CH D

    chico da

    leche verdad

    F G

    caf jugo

    fruta general

    H J L LL M N P Q R RR S T V X Y Z

    hola hijo hola calle mesa noche seor pap queso seor perro casa taza vaso excelente ya taza

    hijo jugo leche llama llama nada nio peso quien fruta carro seor fruta vive exacto Yucatn azcar

    English and Spanish Phonemes Compared


    Consonants English Consonant Phonemes /b/ /d/ /f/ /g/ /h/ /j/ /k/ /l/ /m/ /n/ /p/ /r/ /s/ /t/ /v/ /w/ /y/ /z/ /ch/ /hw/ /ng/ /sh/ /th/ /TH/ /zh/ Examples bat, book did, dew foot, fire go, gull he, hat jam, gym kid, action, chemical, antique let me no pan run sat, rice ten very will yes zoo, his church why song she, machine thin that measure /ch/ or // /ny/ or // /rr/ chico, leche nio, seor rico, perro /w/ /y/ hueso, huevos llamar, yo, hielo /k/ /l/ /m/ /n/ /p/ /r/ /s/ /t/ cola, poco, que lado, hablar mano, come no, hermano peso, sopa pero, fruta cena, zapato, sol tomar, dato Spanish Consonant Phonemes* /b/ /d/ /f/ /g/ /h/ Examples bueno, vino da, cada fuerte, gafas grande, tengo gente, jardn, girar

    * These are the phonemes of General American Spanish, an homogenized form of Latin American Spanish. It will be accurate for almost all Spanish-speakers in the Midwestern US.

    English and Spanish Phonemes Compared


    Vowels English Vowel Phonemes // / // // // // // // // // /oi/ /ou/ // // // // // // // age ease ice old use an end in odd up oil, boy out, owl too, rule good, pudding father, star dare, air her, pearl auto, off, order about, occur, open Examples /a/ /e/ /i/ /o/ /u/ /ai/ /au/ /ei/ /eu/ /ia/ /ie/ /io/ /iu/ /oi/ /ou/ /ua/ /ue/ /ui/ /uo/ Spanish Vowel Phonemes mal vez piso oso luz hay causa seis deuda criada tiene odio ciudad hoy lo humano cuarto bueno cuidad cuota Examples

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