T HE S PANISH A LPHABET Señora Kimball
W HY LEARN THE S PANISH 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=bay Sometimes called bay grande
C=say
Ch=chay No 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=bay Sometimes called bay-chica
W=doh bley bay
X=ay- keys
Y=ee gree ay gah
Z=say- tah
W HY 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 H Q LL V RR
S ALUDOS Y D ESPEDIDAS
S ALUDOS Hello – ¡Hola! Good day – Buenos días Good afternoon – Buenas tardes Good night – Buenas noches
D ESPEDIDAS Goodbye – ¡Adiós! See you tomorrow – Hasta mañana See you later – Hasta luego Hasta la vista Nos vemos
“P LEASANTRIES ” - I T IS A PLEASURE TO MEET YOU … Nice to meet you – El gusto es mío Mucho gusto Encantado(a) Es un placer Same here - Igualmente
M EETING – P HRASES OF I NTRODUCTION Meet ……… - Te presento a …….. Ex. Bob, meet Teresa. Roberto, te presento a Teresa.
¿C ÓMO SE ESCRIBE TU NOMBRE ? - Yo escribo R-A-U-L ¿Cómo escribes tu apellido? Yo escribo S-A-N-CH-E-Z
W HAT IS YOUR NAME ? ¿C ÓMO TE LLAMAS ? - INFORMAL ¿C ÓMO SE LLAMA U STED ? - FORMAL Me llamo _______. el nombre – first name el apellido – last name