Monday, April 27, 2009

Learning Spanish: Pronouncing the Alphabet and Numbers

In an effort to help my companions and myself learn the Spanish tongue, I have been working on putting together flash cards with a lot of information on a small piece of paper for learning basic Spanish. Despite any mistakes that may be present, they have thus far been a real help in practicing Spanish.

I am publishing some here for anyone who may find this information useful. We begin with learning to pronounce the alphabet:

A = ah; B = b; C = s (e,i) or k; D = d, E = ay or eh, F = f; G = g or h (e,i); H = (always silent); I = ee; J = H; K = k; L = L; Ll = y (as in yet, but with a j sound); M = m; N = n; Ñ = ny (as in canyon); O = O (as in so); P = p; Q = k; R = ‘dd (as in padded); Rr = (rolling trill sound with the tongue); S = s; T = t; U = oo; V = v or b; W = w; X = ks or h; Y = ee (by itself) or j; Z = s.


Números:
1 Uno, 2 Dos, 3 Tres, 4 Cuatro, 5 Cinco; 6 Seis, 7 Siete, 8 Ocho, 9 Nueve, 10 Diez, 11 Once, 12 Doce, 13 Trece, 14 Catorce, 15 Quince, 16 Dieciseis, 17 Diecisiete, 18 Dieciocho, 19 Diecinueve, 20 Veinte, 21 Veintiuno, 30 Treinta, 31 Treinta y uno, 40 Cuarenta, 50 Cincuenta, 60 Sesenta, 70 Setenta, 80 Ochenta, 90 Noventa, 100 Cien, 1001 Ciento uno, 200 Doscientos, 500 Quinientos, 700 Setecientos, 1000 Mil, etc. (Seis = sayss; Siete = syet-ay; Nueve = nway-vay; Veinte = vayn-tay; Treinta y uno = traynt-I-uno;

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