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88 Cards in this Set
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ah ex: artista (ahr-tees-tah)
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e
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eh ex: egoista (eh-goh-ees-tah)
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i
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ee ex: isla (ees-lah)
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o
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oh ex: objeto (ohb-heh-toh)
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u
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oo ex: uno (oo-noh)
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b
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b
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c
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soft (c)= s before e and i
hard (c)= k elsewhere |
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d
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d
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f
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f
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g
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soft(g)= h before e and i
hard(g)= g elsewhere |
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a
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ah ex: artista (ahr-tees-tah)
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b
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beh
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c
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seh= soft c=(s) before e and i
hard c=(k) elsewhere |
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ch
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che
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d
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de
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e
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eh ex: egoista (eh-goh-ees-tah)
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f
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ef-eh
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g
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ghe soft g =(h)before e and i
hard g =(g)elsewhere |
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h
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ah-che
is always silent |
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i
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ee ex: isla (ees-lah)
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j
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hoh-tah
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how does j sound
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always like h (hello)
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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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ll
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e-yeh
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j
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hoh-tah
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how does j sound
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always like h (hello)
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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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ll
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e-yeh
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ll
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eh-yeh
makes the y sound |
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m
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em-eh
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n
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en-eh
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o
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oh ex:objeto (ohb-heh-toh)
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p
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peh
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what sound does ll make
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the sound of y
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m
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em-eh
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n
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en-eh
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what comes after n?
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an in w\a tilde over it
pronounced en-yeh |
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o
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oh ex:objeto (ohb-heh-toh)
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p
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peh
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q
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kooh
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r
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eh-reh
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what is significant about r
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it is pronounced slightly rolled
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when is r double rolled
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1) at the beginning of a word
2)AFTER the consonants s,n,l |
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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 ex:uno (oo-noh)
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v
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ebeh (less explosive english b)
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w
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doble veh
is a foreign letter to spanish and only used in other languages |
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eh-kees
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y
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i griega
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z
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seh-tah
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how to type ñ
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alt and type 164
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how to type Ñ
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hold alt and type 165
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how to type á
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alt + 160
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how to type é
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alt + 130
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how to type É
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alt + 144
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how to type í
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alt+ 161
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how to type ó
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alt+162
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how to type ú
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alt+163
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how to type ¿
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alt+168
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how to type ¡
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alt+173
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What is: ai au ay ei eu ia ie io iu oi ua ue ui uo
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Diphthongs
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What is a Diphthong
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A diphthong is a combination of two vowels, one weak and one strong, that appear in the same syllable.
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Of diphthongs,which are the strong vowels?
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a,e and o.
These should be pronounced more strongly |
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Of diphthongs, which are the weak vowels?
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i and u.These should be pronounced more softly
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ai
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ah-yee
ex: aire-(ah-yee-reh) air |
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au
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ow
ex: autor-(ow-tohr) author |
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ay
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ah-yee
ex: hay-(ah-yee) there is , there are |
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ei
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eh-yee
ex: seis (seh-yees) six |
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eu
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eh-yoo
ex: europa(eh-yoo-roh-pah) europe |
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ia
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ee-yah
ex: seria(seh-ree-yah) serious |
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ie
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ee-yeh
ex: siesta(see-yehs-tah) nap |
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io
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ee-yoh
ex: avión(ah-bee-yohn) airplane |
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iu
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ee-yoo
ex:ciudad (see-yoo-dahd) city |
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oi
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oy
ex: oigo (oy-goh) i hear |
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ua
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wah
ex: lengua (lehn-gwah) tongue,language |
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ue
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weh
ex:cuenta (kwehn-tah) check(bill) |
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ui
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wee
ex:cuidado (kwee-dah-doh) be careful |
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uo
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oo-oh
ex:continuo (kohn-tee-noo-oh) continuous |
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which spanish alphabets are male and which are female?
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ALL spanish alphabets are female: la A, la B, la C,etc..
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how to say" The country is big"
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El país es grande.
Ehl pah-yees ehs grahn-deh |
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how to say" Listen, there are six answers"
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Oiga, hay seis respuestas
Oy-gah, ah-yee seh-yees rehs-pwehs-tahs |
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how to say"My grandfather is old"
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Mi abuelo es viejo
Mee ah-bweh-loh ehs bee-yeh-hoh |
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how to say" Paula goes to the movies"
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Paula va al cine Pow-lah bah ahl see-neh
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How to say"The old man is 100 years old"
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El anciano tiene cien años
Ehl ahn-see-yah-noh tee-yeh-neh see-yehn ahn-yohs |
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viejo
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old
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