EL ABECEDARIO THE ALPHABET
VERY INTERESTING… The Spanish alphabet, with 27 letters, is the same as the English alphabet with the addition of the ñ. It may interest you to know that as recently as 2010, the Spanish alphabet, as recognized by the RAE (Real Academia Español), included two other letters, ch and ll, which were considered separate letters.
THINGS TO NOTE ABOUT THE SPANISH ALPHABET: The Spanish alphabet in Spanish is called "abecedario." The Spanish alphabet consists of 29 letters. The following is the most updated version as dictated by the Royal Spanish Academy.
VERY INTERESTING…(pt 2) Pronunciación y sonidos Pronunciation is very important. Each letter has its own unique pronunciation and sound, which we will learn today.
a (a)-AH amigo b (be)-BEH bonita c (ce)-SEH cereal
ch (ce hache)-CHE chocolate d (de)-DE dedo e (e)-A español f (efe)-FEH feo
g (ge)-HEY gato h (hache)- (no sound) hormiga i (i)-EE iglesia j (jota)-(H sound) José
k (ka)-KAH kilo l (ele)-(l sound) lobo ll (elle)-(Y sound) lluvia m (eme)-MEH mamá
n (ene)-NEH no ñ (eñe)-NYA ñoño o (o)-O ojo p (pe)-PEH pelo
q (cu)-KOO quemar r (ere)-REH ratón Rr (erre)-EHDEH s (ese)-SEH soso t (te)-TEH tocar
u (u)-OO uva v (uve)-VEH vamos w (doble uve) whisky x (equis)-HEY xilófono
y (i griega)-EE yate z (zeta)-(s sound) zorro
VOWELS If you have ever sang opera, you have pronounced the vowels in Spanish. A-AH E-EH I-EE O-OH U-OO
¿Cómo se deletrea? How do you spell it? **Do it with me** On your dry erase board/sheet, write the letters (how they are said) for each word.
billón
escritorio
hora
dieciséis diez y seis
¿CÓMO SE DELETREA? HOW DO YOU SPELL IT? Work with a partner. Follow the model to find out each other’s names and how they are spelled. Then change partners and repeat. Modelo: A: ¿Cómo te llamas? B: Me llamo María. A: ¿Cómo se escribe María? B: Se escribe eme-a-ere-I acento-a.
WITHOUT MY HELP With a partner, look at the pictures given to ask and answer the question. Change roles after each item.
WITHOUT MY HELP PT 2
WITHOUT MY HELP PT 3
BOLETO DE SALIR Spell the following words en español. 1)Sheet of paper 2)Book 3)Notebook 4)Desk 5)Pencil 6)Ink pen 7)Chair 8)Teacher 9)Board 10)Folder