LESON 1 : THE SPANISH ALPHABET

TEMA 1: EL ALFABETO ESPAOL O ABECEDARIO

The Spanish alphabet, Peruvians use is composed by 29 letters (5 vowels + 24 consonants). The pronunciation will be set in the (). For practice go to this link: http://www.studyspanish.com/pronunciation/alphabet.htm A (a) F (efe) L (ele) P (pe) V (uve) B (be) G (ge) LL (elle) Q (cu) C (ce) H (hache) M (eme) R (erre) CH (che) I (i) N (ene) S (ese) Y (i griega) D (de) J (jota) (ee) T (te) Z (zeta) E (e) K (ka) O (o) U (u)

W (uve doble) X (equis)

a (a) amigo (male friend) b (be) bonita (pretty) c (ce) cereal (cereal) ch (ce hache) chocolate (chocolate) d (de) dedo (finger) e (e) espaol (Spanish) f (efe) feo (ugly) g (ge) gato (cat) h (hache) hormiga (ant) i (i) iglesia (church)

j (jota) Jos (Joseph) k (ka) kilo (Kilogram) l (ele) lobo (wolf) ll (elle) lluvia (rain) m (eme) mam (mom) n (ene) no (no) (ee) oo (chubby) o (o) ojo (eye) p (pe) pelo (hair) q (cu) quemar (burn)

r (erre) ratn (mouse) s (ese) sapo (frog) t (te) tocar (touch) u (u) uva (grapes) v (uve) vamos (lets go) w (uve doble) whisky (whisky) x (equis) xilfono (xilophone) y (i griega) yate (yatch) z (zeta) zorro (fox)

( ) = English translation

LESON 1 : THE SPANISH ALPHABET NOTING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SOME SOUNDS: In the Spanish alphabet, the composition of words is joining vowel + consonant or consonant + vowel. For example: A + M + I + G + O = AMIGO G + A + T + O = GATO However some consonants change their sounds. We will see those changes now: C: C + A : CA (KA) like in CUp C + O : CO (KO) like in COrn C + U : CU (KU) like in COOkies Read: CAsa (house), CAma (bed), COmida (food), COcina (stove / kitchen), vaCUna (vaccination), CUrva (curve) CEleste (light blue), CErebro (brain), CIma (top), raCImo (bunch) G: G + A : GA like in ciGArette G + O : GO like in binGO G+ U : GU like in GUsto Read: GAto (cat), maGO (magician), GAseosa (soda), GUsano (worm), GEmelo (twin), inGEniero (engineer), imaGInacin (imagination) Note: G+U+E : GUE like in Girl / GUEst G+U+I : GUI like in GUItar but: G++I: GI /wi/ Like in linGIstics / disntinGUIsh but, G + E : GE like in HElp G + I : GI like in HInder but; C + E : CE (SE) like in CElery C + I : CI (SI) like in SIster

Read: GUErra (war), GUItarra (guitar), juGUEte (toy), GUIla (eagle).

Q: Only: Q+U+E : QUE (KE) like in QUEbec Or: Q+U+I : QUI (KI) like in KIlo Read: QUEna (its a Peruvian musical instrument), QUIpu (an instrument used by Incas to count), tanQUE (tank), mQUIna (machine).