And Well …now, seriously
As I told you in the previous video, here, I present to you the second part of Letters and Sounds in Spanish.
So, let's go for it!
Letras y Sonidos en Español - Segunda parte
El Abecedario en español
- El ABC -
The Alphabet in Spanish
- The ABC -
Like general culture: The Spanish alphabet is made up of twenty-seven letters
A a B b C c D d E e
F f G g H h I i J j
K k L l M m N n Ñ ñ
O o P p Q q R r S s
T t U u V v W w X x
Y y Z z
Ok!
As you have seen (and it’s a universal matter, in fact) in addition to the vowels, in the ABC there are the consonants, right?
Well! Let's explore their sounds.
B b
It’s similar to English before any vowel.Ba
Be
Bi
Bo
Bu
Bebé
Baby
Autobús / Bus
Bus
Biblioteca
Library
C c
Before the A a - O o - U u it sounds like in EnglishCa
Co
Cu
Cantar
Sing
Costa
Coast
Cuna
Cradle
...but before the E e or I i the sound changes:
Ce
Ci
Cecilia
(it’s a female name)
Celebridad
Celebrity
Cirio
Candle
D d
It sounds like in English before any vowel.Da
De
Di
Do
Du
Día
Day
Dignidad
Dignity
Dedicar
Dedicate
F f
It sounds like in English before any vowel.Fa
Fe
Fi
Fo
Fu
Felicidad
Happiness
Fundamental
Fundamental
Fundar
Found
G g
Before the A a - O o - U u it sounds like in EnglishGa
Go
Gu
Galaxia
Galaxy
Golosina
Candy
Guardaespaldas
Bodyguard
G g
…but before the E e - I i the sound changesGe
Gi
Generoso
Generous
Gigante
Giant
...and when before the E e - I i there’s the U u the sound is like the cases of “before the A a - O o - U u”
Gue
Gui
Guerrero
Warrior
Guía
Guide
...and there’s another case.
Wait what?
Yes! When the umlaut says hello.
The umlaut is a spelling sign that in the Spanish language is placed
over the vowel U u when it must be pronounced.
(Ü ü)
Güe
Güi
Ambigüedad
Ambiguity
Bilingüismo
Bilingualism
H h
It’s always mute.Ha
He
Hi
Ho
Hu
Hacer
Do
Hematología
Hematology
Inhalar
Inhale
Hilo
Thread
Hotel
Hotel
Rehusar
Refuse
Humano
Human
J j
The sound is always like the cases of G g before the E e - I iJa
Je
Ji
Jo
Ju
Jardín
Garden
Jefe
Boss
Jirafa
Giraffe
Joven
Young
Justicia
Justice
K k
The sound is always like the cases of C c before the A a - O o - U uKa
Ke
Ki
Ko
Ku
Kárate
Karate
Kerosén
Kerosene
Kilómetro
Kilometer
Koala
Koala
Kurdo
Kurdish
L l
The sound is always like in English before any vowelLa
Le
Li
Lo
Lu
Lección
Lesson
Laberinto
Labyrinth
Limpieza
Cleaning
...but when before any vowel there’s another L l the sound changes
Lla
Lle
Lli
Llo
Llu
Llave
Key
Anillo
Ring
Lluvia
Rain
M m
The sound is always like in English before any vowelMa
Me
Mi
Mo
Mu
Mencionar
Mention
Maniobra
Maneuver
Mentira
Lie
N n
The sound is always like in English before any vowelNa
Ne
Ni
No
Nu
Narcisista
Narcissistic
Nicho
Niche
Necesario
Necessary
Ñ ñ
Its sound is something like the N n, but with a special thing.…and for a better understanding of this, I ask you a question: Have you seen and listen words like "Cognac" or "Bologna"?
Well, that's the sound (in bold) "coGNAC" / "boloGNA"
Ña
Ñe
Ñi
Ño
Ñu
Niña
Little girl
Niño
Child
Cariño
Dear / Darling
Añadir
Add
Guiño
Wink
P p
The sound is always like in English before any vowelPa
Pe
Pi
Po
Pu
Párpado
Eyelid
Picante
Spicy
Puerta
Door
Q q
The sound is always like K k and having the U u plus the E e - I iQue
Qui
Queso
Cheese
Quinto
Fifth
R r
The sound is similar to English before any vowel, but a little strongerRa
Re
Ri
Ro
Ru
...and also, the sound changes if before all these options there’s a consonant or a vowel
Amparo
Protection or female name
Pera
Pear
Pero
But
Honrar
Honor
Alrededor
Around
Sonrisa
Smile
Raro
Rare / Weird
Río
River
Ropa
Clothes
Perro
Dog
Cerrar
Close
Susurro
Whisper
S s
The sound is like C c before the E e - I iSa
Se
Si
So
Su
Sábana
Sheet
Silla
Chair
Sombrero
Hat
T t
The sound is like in English, always in this way:Ta
Te
Ti
To
Tu
…and never like the cases in English of, for example, Attention.
That sound of “shon”, NEVER.
Let’s see examples:
Taza
Cup
Tolerante
Tolerant
Tomar
Take
Teléfono
Phone
Tormenta
Storm
V v
The sound is like in English.Va
Ve
Vi
Vo
Vu
Villa
Town
Ventana
Window
Ventilador
Fan
Volante
Steering wheel
W w
The sound is like in English.And also, why not, talking about Spanish, the sound is almost similar to gua, güe, güi, guo.
Look and listen too:
Wa
We
Wi
Wo
Wu
There’s something important about this letter.
And even, could be another tip of general culture.
In fact, there’s not many words with the W w in Spanish and majority are anglicisms.
…a couple of examples:
Washingtoniano
Washingtonian
Waterpolista
Water polo player
X x
The sound is like S s before any vowel, and even, it sounds like in English many times.Xilófono
Xylophone
Examinar
Examine
Píxel
Pixel
Éxodo
Exodus
Y y
The sound is like in English before any vowel.Ya
Ye
Yi
Yo
Yu
Aleluya
Hallelujah
Yate
Yacht
Yudoca
Judoka
...but in case of being alone or after a vowel, the sound of the Y y is like I i in Spanish
Y
And
Ley
Law
Voy
I go
Z z
The sound is like S s in Spanish before any vowel.Za
Ze
Zi
Zo
Zu
...but wait, also there's another kind of sound that can be notice in Spain because in Latin America, very few people (or better said, almost no one) pronounce this letter in that way.
On the video, you can hear both ways: With a Latin American or neutral Spanish accent and with Spanish accent from Spain)
Zapato
Shoe
Zombi
Zombie
Zoológico
Zoo
Zumo
Juice
Zodíaco
Zodiac
Capaz
Able
And even, talking about this fact, there are another cases and with other letters that in next videos I will talk to you about.
And well, it’s time to say bye, and, yes, there is a festival of other sounds that I will be showing you, also, in next videos.
But before, you can be having an idea of them, thanks to the examples on the blackboard and coming soon thanks to the readings and other resources for your understanding.
And of course, if you are interested in specific topics about Spanish that you wanna learn and/or practice, come on, let me know it. Ok?
See you soon!
Oh! Wait!
Let’s enjoy another dose of spanglish
Chao, my dearest friend!
See you pronto!
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