MODULE 1: ORIENTATION TO SPANISH

Unit 1-2: INTRODUCTION TO SPANISH, SPANISH ALPHABET

SPECIFIC LEARNING OUTCOMES`

At the end of these lessons, you shall be able to:
1. Justify the importance of the study of basic Spanish
2. Recite the Spanish alphabet;
3. Listen attentively to Spanish dialogues.

I. UNCOVER

Hello everyone!
It is important that you understand why learning Spanish is necessary. To
begin, click the link below and watch the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpyF52fPOlY---------CLICK HERE.

ACTIVITY 1: AFTER WATCHING THE VIDEO, REFLECT ABOUT YOUR PERSONAL CONNECTION TO THE
LANGUAGE.

II. BRAINSTORM

This portion is about learning the Spanish Alphabet. This is the basic knowledge.The basic skill is to be
able to recite the alphabet.

Click the link below and watch the video. It will teach you the basic pronunciation of the Spanish alphabet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiQy3PTn7Mc-----------Click here

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The Spanish Alphabet

Letters Pronunciation Equivalent sound in English Example words

A A Father Agua (water)
B Be Bell(similar to english) Bacteria
C Ce S (Center) before e and i Ceja (eyebrows)
K(corner) before a,o, u Cara (face)
Ch Che Ch (church) Cheque (check)
D De Dirt (similar in English) Dedo (finger)
E E Ace (cut off sharply) Espejo (mirror)
F Efe Friend(similar to English) Falda (skirt)
G Ge Hard g (Before a,o,u) Hard Garaje (garage)
h (he) Before e and i Gigante (giant)
H Hache Always silent Hasta (until)
I I Fee Idea (idea)
J Jota Hard h (he) Jabón (soap)
K Ka Similar to English Kilómetro (kilometer)
L Ele Similar to English Lana (wool)
Ll Elle Yet (y) in Latin America Llave (key)
Million (lli) in Spain
M Eme Similar to English Maíz (corn)
N Ene Similar to English Naríz (nose)
Ñ Eñe Ny (canyon) Niño (boy)
O O Note Oficina (office)
P Pe Similar to English Playa (beach)
Q Cu K (kite) Quilómetro (kilometer)
R Ere (throw) in the middle of the word; Programa (program)
single trill
At the beginning of the word ; double Recibo (receipt)
trill
Rr Erre Double trill Perro (dog)
S Ese Similar to English Salud (health)
T Te Similar to English Tacón (heel) shoes
U U U (rule) Uvas (grapes)
V ve, uve V (vote, but softer, almost like b) Venta (sale)
W Doble ve Watts
X Equis Cks (rocks) Taxi (taxi)
Y I griega Similar to english Y (and)
Z zeta S (sore) zona
In parts of Spain this is
pronounce as th like in THE (health)

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Diphthongs

Spanish Sound Sound in English Spanish words

ai/ay Aisle Hay
au Vow Auto
Ei Day Peine
Ia Yard Viaje
Ie Yen Diez
Io Yodel Audio
Iu You Ciudad
oi/oy Oy Voy
Ua Wander Cuaderno
Ue Well Muerte
ui/uy Tweet distinguir/muy

ACTIVITY 2: Recite the Spanish Alphabet. Repeat the recitation until such time that you
are able to be familiar with the pronunciations.

III. INSTILL
ACTIVITY 3: Listen closely to the famous Mi Ultimo Adios. This will serve as a form of
exercise for the familiarization of the pronunciation of the letters of the Spanish alphabet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBooa_nX7Ow---------CLICK HERE

IV. APPLY

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Activity 4: In activity 3, you just listened to the pronunciation of Mi Ultimo Adios. This
time you have to recite the poem. A copy of the poem is provided below. This activity will
serve as a form of an exercise for you to be familiar with correct pronunciation of
Spanish words.
Spanish
"Mi último adiós"
original version by José Rizal
Adiós, Patria adorada, región del sol querida, Perla
del mar de oriente, nuestro perdido Edén! A darte
voy alegre la triste mustia vida,
Y fuera más brillante, más fresca, más florida,
También por ti la diera, la diera por tu bien.
En campos de batalla, luchando con delirio,
Otros te dan sus vidas sin dudas, sin pesar; El
sitio nada importa, ciprés, laurel o lirio, Cadalso
o campo abierto, combate o cruel martirio,
Lo mismo es si lo piden la patria y el hogar.
Yo muero cuando veo que el cielo se colora Y
al fin anuncia el día tras lóbrego capuz;
si grana necesitas para teñir tu aurora,
Vierte la sangre mía, derrámala en buen hora Y
dórela un reflejo de su naciente luz.
Mis sueños cuando apenas muchacho
adolescente,
Mis sueños cuando joven ya lleno de vigor, Fueron
el verte un día, joya del mar de oriente, Secos los
negros ojos, alta la tersa frente,
Sin ceño, sin arrugas, sin manchas de rubor
Ensueño de mi vida, mi ardiente vivo anhelo,
¡Salud te grita el alma que pronto va a partir!
¡Salud! Ah, que es hermoso caer por darte
vuelo,
Morir por darte vida, morir bajo tu cielo,
Y en tu encantada tierra la eternidad dormir.
Si sobre mi sepulcro vieres brotar un día Entre
la espesa yerba sencilla, humilde flor, Acércala
a tus labios y besa al alma mía,
Y sienta yo en mi frente bajo la tumba fría, De
tu ternura el soplo, de tu hálito el calor.
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English
"My Last Farewell"
translation by Encarnacion Alzona & Isidro Escare
Abeto
Farewell, my adored Land, region of the sun
caressed,
Pearl of the Orient Sea, our Eden lost,
With gladness I give you my life, sad and repressed; And
were it more brilliant, more fresh and at its best, I would
still give it to you for your welfare at most.
On the fields of battle, in the fury of fight,
Others give you their lives without pain or hesitancy, The
place does not matter: cypress, laurel, lily white;
Scaffold, open field, conflict or martyrdom's site,
It is the same if asked by the home and country.
I die as I see tints on the sky b'gin to show
And at last announce the day, after a gloomy night; If
you need a hue to dye your matutinal glow,
Pour my blood and at the right moment spread it so, And
gild it with a reflection of your nascent light
My dreams, when scarcely a lad adolescent, My
dreams when already a youth, full of vigor to attain,
Were to see you, Gem of the Sea of the Orient,
Your dark eyes dry, smooth brow held to a high
plane,
Without frown, without wrinkles and of shame without
stain.
My life's fancy, my ardent, passionate desire,
Hail! Cries out the soul to you, that will soon part from
thee;
Hail! How sweet 'tis to fall that fullness you may
acquire;
To die to give you life, 'neath your skies to expire,
And in thy mystic land to sleep through eternity!
If over my tomb some day, you would see blow,

Deja a la luna verme con luz tranquila y suave,
Deja que el alba envíe su resplandor fugaz, Deja
gemir al viento con su murmullo grave,
Y si desciende y posa sobre mi cruz un ave,
Deja que el ave entone su cántico de paz.
Deja que el sol, ardiendo, las lluvias evapore Y al
cielo tornen puras, con mi clamor en pos; Deja que
un ser amigo mi fin temprano llore
Y en las serenas tardes cuando por mí alguien ore,
¡Ora también, oh Patria, por mi descanso a
Dios!
Ora por todos cuantos murieron sin ventura, Por
cuantos padecieron tormentos sin igual, Por
nuestras pobres madres que gimen su amargura;
Por huérfanos y viudas, por presos en tortura Y
ora por ti que veas tu redención final.
Y cuando en noche oscura se envuelva el
cementerio
Y solos sólo muertos queden velando allí, No
turbes su reposo, no turbes el misterio, Tal vez
accordes oigas de cítara o salterio, Soy yo,
querida Patria, yo que te canto a ti.
Y cuando ya mi tumba de todos olvidada
No tenga cruz ni piedra que marquen su lugar,
Deja que la are el hombre, la esparza con la azada,
Y mis cenizas, antes que vuelvan a la nada, El
polvo de tu alfombra que vayan a formar.
Entonces nada importa me pongas en olvido. Tu
atmósfera, tu espacio, tus valles cruzaré. Vibrante
y limpia nota seré para tu oído, Aroma, luz,
colores, rumor, canto, gemido, Constante
repitiendo la esencia de mi fe.
Mi patria idolatrada, dolor de mis dolores,
Querida Filipinas, oye el postrer adiós.
Ahí te dejo todo, mis padres, mis amores.
Voy donde no hay esclavos, verdugos ni
opresores,
Donde la fe no mata, donde el que reina es
Dios.
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Telephone Numbers: +63 43 757 5277
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A simple humble flow'r amidst thick grasses,
Bring it up to your lips and kiss my soul so,
And under the cold tomb, I may feel on my brow,
Warmth of your breath, a whiff of thy tenderness.
Let the moon with soft, gentle light me descry, Let
the dawn send forth its fleeting, brilliant light, In
murmurs grave allow the wind to sigh,
And should a bird descend on my cross and alight, Let
the bird intone a song of peace o'er my site.
Let the burning sun the raindrops vaporize
And with my clamor behind return pure to the sky; Let
a friend shed tears over my early demise;
And on quiet afternoons when one prays for me on
high,
Pray too, oh, my Motherland, that in God may rest I.
Pray thee for all the hapless who have died, For
all those who unequalled torments have
undergone;
For our poor mothers who in bitterness have cried; For
orphans, widows and captives to tortures were shied,
And pray too that you may see your own redemption.
And when the dark night wraps the cemet'ry And
only the dead to vigil there are left alone,
Don't disturb their repose, disturb not the mystery: If
thou hear the sounds of cithern or psaltery,
It is I, dear Country, who, a song t'you intone.
And when my grave by all is no more remembered,
With neither cross nor stone to mark its place,
Let it be plowed by man, with spade let it be scattered And
my ashes ere to nothingness are restored,
Let them turn to dust to cover thy earthly space.
Then it doesn't matter that you should forget me: Your
atmosphere, your skies, your vales I'll sweep; Vibrant
and clear note to your ears I shall be: Aroma, light, hues,
murmur, song, moanings deep, Constantly repeating the
essence of the faith I keep.
My idolized Country, for whom I most gravely pine,
Dear Philippines, to my last goodbye, oh, harken There
I leave all: my parents, loves of mine,
I'll go where there are no slaves, tyrants or hangmen
Where faith does not kill and where God alone does

Adiós, padres y hermanos, trozos del alma
mía,
Amigos de la infancia en el perdido hogar, Dar
gracias que descanso del fatigoso día; Adiós,
dulce extranjera, mi amiga, mi alegría, Adiós,
queridos seres, morir es descansar.
reign.
Farewell, parents, brothers, beloved by me, Friends
of my childhood, in the home distressed;
Give thanks that now I rest from the wearisome day;
Farewell, sweet stranger, my friend, who brightened my
way;
Farewell to all I love; to die is to rest.

V. NUTSHELL

Activity 5: Reflect about your experience of learning the basic Spanish alphabet. Assess
the level of difficulty that you encountered. By doing this, you can make a sort of
adjustment for the next lessons to come.

Address: Governor Feliciano Leviste Road, Lipa City 4217, Batangas, Philippines
Telephone Numbers: +63 43 757 5277
Website: www.ub.edu.ph