El alfabeto / El abecedario

El alfabeto / El abecedario
Why should we learn the
Spanish alphabet?
escribir,
Introducción
¿Qué ya sabes del alfabeto
español?
 ¿Qué quieres saber del alfabeto
español?
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Al fin
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Al fin de esta lección, you will be
able to…
pronounce the vowels and give 3
pronunciation facts about them
say the alphabet in Spanish
compare the Spanish and English
alphabets
Vowels (vocales)
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aeiou
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mouth gets smaller as you say them
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Each vowel has only one sound
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“Short” sounds
Alphabet chant
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUcu9PUh9_A
(Alfabeto- Military Style)
El Alfabeto: Las Letras
Names in Spanish
A
B (be)
C (ce)
*CH (che)
D (de)
E
F (efe)
G (ge= hey!!)
H (hache)
I
J (jota) =J sounds like Eng “H”)
K (ka)
L (ele)
*LL (elle)
M (eme)
N (ene)
Ñ (eñe) ( ~ is a “tilde”)
O
P (pe)
Q (cu)
R (ere)
*RR (erre = trill tongue)
S (ese)
T (te)
U
V (uve or ve = makes b sound)
W(doble u OR v doble/ doble
v)
X (equis)
Y (i griega)
Z zeta (s sound)
El Alfabeto: Las Letras
with English phonetic sound
OOPS! These 2
should be
switched!
C= seh / ch= cheh
Letras especiales:
ñ: only extra letter currently in the Spanish alphabet
• ch/ll/rr: although they are still “sounds” in Spanish,
these letters were removed from the alphabet
several years ago;
• k & w: foreign letters; only in loan words
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h: silent
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ll: may be pronounced as /y/, /j/, or /zh/
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b & v : May have the same pronunciation (/b/);
Acentos Escritos:
1. Where are written accents?
On some vowels
2. What do they do?
Shows stress / emphasis on a syllable
3. How would I use it to spell aloud?
Á (“a” con acento), É Í Ó Ú
Cómo = c - o “con acento” – m - o
¿Quieres practicar más?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8MlEtSdJx0
(la A suena A)
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http://www.studyspanish.com/pronunciation/
(click on the left side for specific sounds and topics
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http://www.spanishspanish.com/alfabeto_ipower.html

http://www.123teachme.com/learn_spanish/spanish_alph
abet
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http://www.spanish411.net/Spanish-Alphabet.asp
¿Quieres practicar más?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MECCt3
8QwEA (Salsa alphabet)
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSZA0
p45a18 (el abecedario y los animales)
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahrfs7fq
Efw (Alfabeto para niños)
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Conversación #1:
Asking about/ spelling names
- ¿Cómo te llamas?
- Me llamo _________ (name).
- ¿Cómo se escribe _________ (name)?
- Se escribe __ - __ - __ - …. (spell out)
Conversación #2:
Vocabulario
- ¿Cómo se dice “please” en español?
- Se dice “por favor” .
- ¿Cómo se escribe “por favor”?
- Se escribe __ - __ - __ - …. (spell out)
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NOW USE WITH OTHER “FRASES
IMPORTANTES” from your notes!
Al fin
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Can you…
pronounce the vowels and give 3
pronunciation facts about them?
say the alphabet in Spanish?
compare the Spanish and English
alphabets?
El Alfabeto: Las Letras
“Phonetic Name”
A ah
B bay
C say
*CH chay
D day
E ay
F ef-ay
G hay
H ah-chay
I ee
J ho-tah
K kah
L el-lay
*LL ay-yay
M em-ay
N en-ay
Ñ en-nyay ~ is a “tilde”
O oh
P pay
Q coo
R air-ay
RR air-rrrrray (trill tongue)
S es-say
T tay
U oo
V bay OR oo-bay/ vay
W doble bay OR doble oo OR ,bay doble
X ay-kees
Y ee-gree ay gah
Z say-tah