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60 Cards in this Set
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(ah)
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b
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(bveh)
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c
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(seh)
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d
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(deh)
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e
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(eh)
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f
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(eh-feh)
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g
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(Heh)
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h
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(ah-cheh)
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i
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(ee)
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j
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(Hoh-tah)
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k
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(kah)
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l
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(el-leh)
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m
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(eh-meh)
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n
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(eh-neh)
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ñ
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(eh-nyeh)
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o
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(oh)
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p
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(peh)
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q
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(koo)
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r
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(eh-reh)
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s
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(eh-seh)
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t
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(teh)
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u
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(oo)
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v
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(bveh)
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w
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(doh-bleh bveh)
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x
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(eh-kees)
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y
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(ee gree eh-gah)
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z
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(seh-tah)
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K
kilo, kilómetro |
kilometer (kee-loh-meh-troh)
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K is used only in workds that have their origin in foreign languages.
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H
hueso huevo |
bone (ooeh-soh)
egg (ooeh-bvoh) |
Always mute!
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J
Cajamarca cajeta cajón |
A city in Peru
A delicious, thick sauce big box |
Guttural "h" sound
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C---in front of vowels a, o, u:
acabar casa |
to finish
house |
Sounds like the English K
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C--in front of vowels e and i:
cero cine |
zero
cinema |
Sounds like the English S
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S and Z
sol zarzuela |
sun
Spanish-style operetta |
Sound like the English S
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B and V
cabeza vida |
head
life |
Pronounced the same, sound somewhere in between the two letters (mostly v sound)
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Q
tequila paquete |
Mexican liquor
package |
K sound in front of the vowels e and i, use "qu"
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G--in front of vowels a, o, u:
begonia gato |
begonia
cat |
Sounds like g in goose
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G--in front of vowels e and i:
agenda gerente |
agenda
manager |
Sounds like Spanish J (h sound)
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G--in front of the vowel e and i:
guía guerra |
guide
war |
Sounds like g in good, use "gue" or "gui"
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LL
brillo llama |
shine
animal in Peru |
Sounds like y in yes
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RR
carrera correo tierra |
race;profession
mail, post land |
A strongly rolled r
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Y
playa yodo |
beach
Iodine |
Sound like Spanish ll (yes)
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Ñ
cuñado mañana |
brother-in-law
tomorrow |
Sounds like English word canyon
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Strong vowels are:
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a,e,o
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Weak vowels are:
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i and u
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Strees falls on stronger vowel:
bueno cuando fiar fuera suizo viudo |
good
when sell on credit outside Swiss widower |
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Two strong vowels, say both:
aorta feo marea mareo |
aorta
ugly tide dizziness |
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Word is stressed next ot the last syllable if it ends in a vowel, n, or s:
camas pollo |
beds
chicken |
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Word is stressed on the last syllable when it ends in a consonant that is not n or s:
cantar feliz |
to sing
happy |
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Accent marks:
balcón carácter fotógrafo pájaro |
balcony
character photographer bird |
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¡Adiós!
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Good bye!
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¡Buenos días!
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Good morning!
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¿Decía?
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You were saying?
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tía
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aunt
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¡Decía!
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You were saying!
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¿Dónde está?
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Where is it?
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¡Qué maravilla!
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How wonderful!
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¡Olé!
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Great! Superb! Keep going!
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¿Quiubo?
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Hello, what's happening?
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¿De versa?
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Really? (This phrase signals slight disbelief.)
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¡No me digas!
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You don't say! (This phrase also means disbelief.)
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