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THE SPANISH ALPHABETSeñora Kimball
WHY LEARN THE SPANISH ALPHABET?
•Helps with pronunciation and spelling
• Improves listening, speaking, reading, and writing (LSRW) skills
•Similar, but not the same as the English alphabet
Spanish speakers write their letters the same way that we do.
The only difference is the way they sound. I will show you the pronunciation of the
letters.
A=ah
B=baySometimes called bay grande
C=say
Ch=chayNo longer a separate letter,
but used in the song.
D=day
E=ay
F=f-ay
G=hay
H=ah-chay
I=ee
J=ho-tah
K=kah
L=L.A.
LL=ay-yay
No longer a separate letter, but used in the
song.
M=em ay
N=N.A
Ñ=N- ney
O=oh
P=pay
Q=coo
R=airay
RR=air- ray
S=essay
T=tay
U=oo
V=baySometimes called bay-chica
W=doh bley bay
X=ay- keys
Y=ee gree ay gah
Z=say- tah
WHY ARE THERE EXTRA LETTERS?
The English alphabet has 26 letters whereas the Spanish alphabet has 30. The four extra letters are:
• CH• LL• Ñ• RR
**Some letters can be confusing because they sound different in the Spanish alphabet.
• E• I
HQLLVRR
SALUDOS Y DESPEDIDAS
SALUDOS
Hello – ¡Hola!
Good day – Buenos días
Good afternoon – Buenas tardes
Good night – Buenas noches
DESPEDIDAS
Goodbye – ¡Adiós!
See you tomorrow – Hasta mañana
See you later – Hasta luegoHasta la vistaNos vemos
“PLEASANTRIES” - IT IS A PLEASURE TO MEET YOU… Nice to meet you –
El gusto es mío
Mucho gusto
Encantado(a)
Es un placer
Same here - Igualmente
MEETING – PHRASES OF INTRODUCTION
Meet ………
- Te presento a ……..
Ex. Bob, meet Teresa.
Roberto, te presento a Teresa.
¿CÓMO SE ESCRIBE TU NOMBRE?
- Yo escribo R-A-U-L
¿Cómo escribes tu apellido?
Yo escribo S-A-N-CH-E-Z
WHAT IS YOUR NAME?¿CÓMO TE LLAMAS? - INFORMAL¿CÓMO SE LLAMA USTED? - FORMAL
Me llamo _______.
el nombre – first name el apellido – last name