Spanish Alphabet (El alfabeto)
A – [ah] – águila
B – [bay] – bandera
C – [say] – ciclismo
CH – [chay] – chaleco
D – [day] – dinero
E – [ay] – ensalada
F [effay] – fruta
G – [hay] – geografía
H – [achay] – helicóptero
I – [ee] – iguana
J – [hota] – jabón
K – [kah] – karate
L – [elay] – lámpara
LL – [ayay] – llanta
M – [emmay] – máscara
N – [ennay] – naranja
Ñ – [enyay] – castañuelas
O – [oh] – oso
P – [pay] – piñata
Q – [koo] – queso
R – [ere] – toro
RR – [erre] – burro
S – [essay] – salvavidas
T – [tay] – teléfono
U – [oo] – uvas
V – [vay] – violín
W – [doble vay] – Walter
X – [equis] – examen
Y – [y griega] – yate
Z – [zeta] – zapatos
Rules about stressing syllables in Spanish:
If a word ends with a vowel, N or S, the stress goes on the 2nd to last syllable.
Examples:
camino
charlan
piñatas
If a word ends in any other consonant, the stress goes on the last syllable.
Examples:
hotel
hablar
pared
If there is an accent on any word, it means it does not follow either of these first two
rules. The stress would go on the accentuated syllable. Accents can only appear over the
Spanish vowels.
Examples:
estación
teléfono
lámpara
Now that you know the sounds and the rules of stress in Spanish, write the following
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