lección preliminar •Alphabet •Vowels & Syllables •Accent Marks & Pronunciation •0-10 •South American Geography
A
B
C
(Ch)
D
ah
beh
seh
che
deh
E
F
G
H
I
J K
eh
F-eh
heh
ah-che
ee
ho-tah kah
L L-eh
(LL)
M N
eh-yeh
M-eh
N-eh
Ñ
O
P
Q
N-yeh
oh
peh
coo
R
(RR)
S
T
U
eh-reh
eh-rrreh
S-eh
teh
oo
V veh
W
X
veh eh-kees doh-bleh
Y
(y)
Z seh-tah
ee-gdee-eg-uh ee
A, E & O ARE STRONG cho-co-la-te bu-rro I-ta-lia i-guan-a Ma-rio gua-po ai-re fui-mos ciu-dad cui-da-do Eu-ro-pe-o
u & i are weak
Any vowel by itself = 1 syllable “dipthong”
1 strong + 1 weak = 1 syllable 2 weak vowels = 1 syllable “hiatus”
2 strong vowels = 2 syllables 1 strong + (1 weak + accent mark) = 2 syllables fe-o to-a-lla po-e-ma em-ple-a-do dí-a
makes a weak vowel strong
If the word ends in…
Natural emphasis falls on…
vowel, s, or n any other letter
2nd to last syllable last syllable
Otherwise, a written accent must be added in order to maintain correct pronunciation.
can-ta ha-blar lá-piz te-lé-fo-no
0
cero
1
dos uno*
2 4 cuatro 7
3 5 siete
tres
6
cinco
8
ocho
seis
9
nueve
10
diez
América del Sur Caracas, Venezuela Bogotá, Colombia Quito, Ecuador Brasilia, Brasil* Lima, Perú La Paz, Bolivia Asunción, Paraguay
Montevideo, Uruguay Santiago, Chile Buenos Aires, Argentina