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