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Learn Spanish For Beginners - The Language Library
Chapter 1 - The Spanish Alphabet: Vowels
The Spanish alphabet is very similar to the English alphabet. But here, of course, we’ll focus on the differences!
The Spanish alphabet has 27 letters: 22 consonants and 5 vowels. The vowels are the same as in English: A, E, I, O and U. But, unlike in English, in Spanish these vowels are always pronounced in the same way.
Letter A is always pronounced ah. We find it in words such as amar (to love), alfabeto (alphabet) and manzana (apple).
Letter E is always pronounced eh. We can see this vowel in estrella (star), espejo (mirror) and elegir (to choose).
Letter I is always pronounced ee. We see it in words such as idioma (language), imitar (imitate) and invierno (winter).
Letter O is always pronounced oh. We can find this letter in oso (bear), hongo (mushroom) and oler (to smell).
Letter U is always pronounced oo. We can see this vowel in sumar (to add), luz (light) and pluma (feather).
The pronunciation of Spanish vowels is easy, because it never changes.
Now, practice the Spanish vowels with these 50 example sentences!
For now, don’t focus on the meaning of the words, simply focus on the pronunciation.
Letra a - Letter a
La mamá canta - The mom sings
Ana es mi amiga - Ana is my friend
La sala está llena - The room is full
Álvaro ama las bananas - Álvaro loves bananas
Las abejas trabajan - The bees work
Ellas lavan las sábanas - They wash the bedsheets.
La gata salta - The cat jumps
La abogada habla - The lawyer speaks
Las papas están saladas - The potatoes are salty
La banda de jazz ensaya - The jazz band is rehearsing
Letra e - Letter e
El elefante es enorme - The elephant is huge
Ese traje es muy elegante - That suit is very elegant
Ernesto enciende el fuego - Ernesto starts the fire
Este empleo me interesa - I am interested in this job
El enfermero viene temprano - The nurse comes early
El cementerio está embrujado - The cemetery is haunted
Siempre llueve en Ecuador - It always rains in Ecuador
Hay veinte nueces en el estante - There are twenty walnuts on the shelf
El vidente me lee la mente - The psychic reads my mind
El tren no se detiene en este andén - The train does not stop on this platform
Letra i - Letter i
Isabel entiende inglés - Isabel understands English
Mi tía es muy inteligente - My aunt is very smart
Iván viaja a la India - Ivan is travelling to India
El gobierno invierte en infraestructura - The government invests in infrastructure
Un rayo ilumina el cielo - A lightning lights up the sky
Ignacio siempre imagina cosas - Ignacio is always imagining things
El ingeniero diseña un rascacielos - The engineer designs a skyscraper
El instituto cierra en el invierno - The institute closes during the winter
La chica inglesa tiene lindas ideas - The English girl has nice ideas
Irina investiga sobre la historia italiana en internet - Irina investigates Italian history on the internet
Letra o - Letter o
Oscar tiene un ojo rojo - Oscar has a red eye
Los hongos están en el horno - The mushrooms are in the oven
El oso vive solo en el bosque - The bear lives alone in the forest
Este coche no es ecológico - This car is not environmentally friendly
Osvaldo no está del todo loco - Osvaldo is not completely crazy
El dueño del bar ofrece a los comensales jugo de coco - The bar owner offers coconut juice to the clients
La doctora Ortiz odia la comida con orégano - Doctor Ortiz hates oregano in her food
El oficial de policía observa con atención la grabación del robo - The police officer carefully observes the recording of the robbery
Rocco es en extremo organizado - Rocco is extremely organized
Yo compro obsequios a menudo - I frequently buy presents
Letra u - Letter u
Las uvas son dulces - Grapes are sweet
Úrsula toca el ukelele los lunes - Úrsula plays the ukulele on Mondays
Uma pinta sus uñas de color azul - Uma paints her nails blue
El unicornio susurra - The unicorn whispers
El submarino se hunde - The submarine sinks
El suelo está sucio - The floor is dirty
Humberto cumple años un jueves - Humberto’s birthday is on a Thursday
Susana es una mujer uruguaya - Susana is a Uruguayan woman
El alumno usa su uniforme - The student wears his uniform
La música de Venezuela es única - Venezuela’s music is unique
Chapter 2 - The Spanish Alphabet: Consonants
The Spanish alphabet has 22 consonants: one more than the English alphabet.
This mysterious additional consonant is… letter Ñ.
Letter Ñ looks like an N with a moustache or a funny little hat, and it sits between the N and the O in the Spanish alphabet. It is pronounced nee, and you can find it in words like año (year) or mañana (tomorrow).
And what about the other consonants?
Letters F, M, N and S are basically pronounced just like their English equivalents. The same can be said of K, W and X. However, these three letters are rare and don’t come up very frequently in Spanish.
The Spanish consonants B, D, P and T are very similar to the English ones, but a bit softer: as in beso (kiss), duda (doubt), pato (duck) and taco (heel).
The Spanish V is very similar to the Spanish B, so it’s a softer English B.
Letter C has three different sounds. When followed by E or I, it’s pronounced like an S, as in cisne (swan) or trece (thirteen). When followed by H, is the same as the CH combination in English, as in chocolate. All of the other times, it’s pronounced like the English K, as in casa (house) or cosa (thing). When two Cs are placed together, they sound just like in English: for example, acceso means access.
Letter J in Spanish sounds like a stronger English H in words like ‘ham’. For example: jalapeño.
Letter G has two pronunciations. The soft one is similar to the English G in ‘game’. It appears when G is followed by consonants, A, O or U: gato (cat) or guante (glove) are some examples).
The hard G appears when it is followed by E or I. It sounds like the Spanish J. To have a soft G sound with these two vowels, you need to put a silent U between them, like in guitarra (guitar). However, if that U has dieresis (Ü), it means it has to be pronounced, like in pingüino (penguin).
H is always silent, except when preceded by a C. Hielo (ice) and humano (human) are some examples.
Regarding letter L, when you see just one, you don’t need to worry: it’s pronounced just like in English. However, when there are two Ls, the pronunciation depends on the country. The double L can be pronounced like the English Y in ‘yes’, like a soft English J, or like the English SH combination.
The pronunciation of letter Q is special, but easy to learn. It only appears in QUE and QUI combinations, where the U is silent, so the pronunciation is ke and ki. Some examples are queso (cheese) and aquí (here).
The famous rolling R
is hard to learn for some people! But it takes only practice! Letter R has this hard sound when it is placed at the beginning of the word, like ratón (mouse), or when there are two Rs, as in perro (dog). In all other cases, the R is pronounced like the American English pronunciation of the R in ‘water’, as in cara (face).
Letter Y has two pronunciations: when it is at the end of the word or by itself, it’s like a Spanish I (pronounced ee); when not, it’s like the Spanish LL, so it depends on the country.
In Latin America, letter Z sounds just like an S. However, in Spain it sounds like the English TH in ‘Thursday’.
Now, practice your Spanish consonants with these 50 sentences:
Letra b - Letter b
Brenda baja
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