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The Spanish Alphabet

“El abecedario”
Objective:
I can recognize Spanish vowel sounds.
I can spell out my name in Spanish.
I can ask the teacher (or other Spanish
speaker) to spell something out in Spanish.
I can spell words in Spanish by listening to
individual letters being said to me.
Essential Question:
What is the major difference between the
Spanish and English alphabet? (there are at
least 2)
Some notes on the Spanish alphabet…
• In English, sometimes vowels take on different
pronunciations
• Pronounce the following words:
– naked, baked
– water, later
– roaring, pouring
• In Spanish, 99.99999999% of the time, vowels keep
the same pronunciation, making it very easy to
pronounce the word if you know how each letter is
pronounced
Aa
[ah]
Bb
[beh]
Cc
[seh]
Ch
[cheh]
Dd
[deh]
Ee
[eh]
Ff
[effeh]
Gg
[heh]
Hh
[ah-cheh]
Ii
[eee]
Jj
[hota]
Kk
[kah]
Ll
[eh-leh]
ll
[eh-yeh]
Mm
[emm-eh]
Nn
[enn-eh]
ñ
[eh-nyeh]
Oo
[oh]
Pp
[peh]
Qq
[kuu]
Rr
[ereh]
rr
[errrrrreh]
(roll tongue)
Ss
[eseh]
Tt
[teh]
Uu
[oo]
Vv
[veh]
Ww
[dobleh beh]
Xx
[eh-kees]
Yy
[ee-gree-eh-gah]
Zz
[zeh-tah]
¿Cómo se
escribe?
¡Que Bueno!
You are now a master of the abecedario…

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