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Introduce Yourself
¿Cómo se llama? (what is your name?)
Pronunciation: como say yama
Me llamo ________________ (my name is ____)
Pronunciation: may yamo
Preparation
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
LL
Ñ
RR
A note on the alphabet
• Letter names are given based on
pronunciation, not the actual spelling of the
letter in Spanish
– E.g. the letter “H” is given as “achay”, while it is
properly called “hache”
A
• Letter: “ah”
• Sound: “ah”
English example: father
Spanish example: gato (cat)
B
• Letter: “bay”
• Sound: b
English example: beat
Spanish example: beber (to drink)
C
• Letter: “say”
• Sound: s
• Sound before a or o or u: k
English example: sound, count
Spanish example: decir (to say), flaco (skinny)
D
• Letter: “day”
• Sound: d
English example: desk
Spanish example: decir (to say)
E
• Letter: “ay” (ei)
• Sound: “ay” (ei)
English example: Lay
Spanish example: decir (to say)
F
• Letter: “efay”
• Sound: f
English example: far
Spanish example: flaco (skinny)
G
• Letter: “hay”
• Sound: h / g (before o or a)
English example: hero ; gate
Spanish example: eligir (to choose) ; gato (cat)
H
• Letter: “achay”
• Sound: -English example: -Spanish example: hola (pronounced “ola”) (Hello)
I
• Letter: “ee”
• Sound: “ee”
English example: See
Spanish example: decir (to say)
J
• Letter: “hota”
• Sound: h
English example: hotel
Spanish example: rojo (red)
K
• Letter: “ka”
• Sound: k
English example: kilometre
Spanish example: kilómetro (kilometre)
L
• Letter: “el-ay”
• Sound: l
English example: lay
Spanish example: levantarse (to get up)
LL
• Letter: “ay-ay”/ “ejay”
• Sound: y
English example: you
Spanish example: pollo (chicken)
M
• Letter: “em-ay”
• Sound: m
English example: my
Spanish example: mi (my)
N
• Letter: “en-ay”
• Sound: n
English example: never
Spanish example: nunca (never)
Ñ
• Letter: “en-yay”
• Sound: ny
English example: onion
Spanish example: enseñar (to teach)
O
• Letter: “oh”
• Sound: oh
English example: boat
Spanish example: ocho (eight)
P
• Letter: “pay”
• Sound: between p & b
English example: spot
Spanish example: pero (but)
Q
• Letter: “koo”
• Sound: k
English example: case
Spanish example: queso (cheese)
R
• Letter: “er-ray”
• Sound: between r and d
English example: Spanish example: para (for)
RR
• Letter: “err-ray”
• Sound: rolled r
English example: Spanish example: perro (dog)
S
• Letter: “ess-ay”
• Sound: s (never z)
English example: say
Spanish example: Luisa
T
• Letter: “tay”
• Sound: between t and d
English example: stop
Spanish example: taco
U
• Letter: “oo”
• Sound: oo
English example: noon
Spanish example: nunca (never)
V
• Letter: “vay/bay”
• Sound: between b and v, closer to b
English example: bent (sort of…)
Spanish example: ventana (window)
W
• Letter: “doh-blay vay”
Only used in words of foreign origin
X
• Letter: “aykees”
• Sound: ks (sometimes sh or h)
English example: exact ; hotel
Spanish example: exactamente (exactly), México
Y
• Letter: “ee gree-ayga” (i griega: “Greek i”)
• Sound: ee, sometimes y/j
English example: Ski ; you
Spanish example: y (and) ; yo (I)
Z
• Letter: “say-ta”
• Sound: s
English example: sorry
Spanish example: zorro (fox)
Can you pronounce…
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Casa (house)
Nombre (name)
Que (what/that)
Español (Spanish)
Helado (ice cream)
Jalapeño
Rubio (blonde)
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Eso (that)
Paz (peace)
Pequeño (small)
Pobre (poor)
Estrella (star)
Grave (grave, deep)
Hablar (to speak)
Numbers!
1: uno
2: dos
3: tres
4: cuatro
5: cinco
6: seis
7: siete
8: ocho
9: nueve
10. diez
Numbers!
1: uno oo-no
2: dos dohs
3: tres trays
4: cuatro quatro
5: cinco seenko
6: seis say-ees
7: siete see-et-ay
8: ocho oh-choh
9: nueve noo-eb-ay
10. diez dee-es
Conversation Starters
Greetings
¡Hola! Hello
Buenos días Good day
Buenas tardes Good afternoon
Adios goodbye
Questions
¿Cómo estás? How are you?
Estoy ___ I am
• Bien well (good)
• Felíz happy
• Así así so-so (just okay)
• Cansado tired
• Muy very
Gracias thank you
¿Y tú? And you?
Conversation Starters
Greetings
¡Hola! Hello
Buenos días Good day
Buenas tardes Good afternoon
¿Cómo estás? How are you?
Estoy ___ I am
• Bien well (good)
• Felíz happy
• Así así so-so (just okay)
• Cansado tired
• Muy very
Gracias thank you
¿Y tú? And you?
Adios goodbye
Conversation Topics
¿Cómo se llama? What is your name?
Me llamo ___ My name is ___
¿Cuántos años tienes? How old are you?
Tengo ___ años I am ___ (I have ___ years)
¿De dónde eres? Where are you from?
Soy de ___ I am from ___
¿Cuál es tu ___ favorito? What is your favorite…
• deporte sport
• color colour
• película movie
• clase class
Mi (clase) favorito es ___ My favorite (class) is…
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Until later!
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