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30 Cards in this Set
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ah: like the "a" in father
Sp= a |
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B
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bāy
Sp= be |
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C
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say: "c" before e or I sounds like: ce- sāy, ci- see, but before a, o, or u sounds like: ca- kah, co- kō, cu-koo. C+ any consonant will sound like our "k"
Sp= ce * in Spain, ci-thē (soft th sound) and ce-thāy (soft th sound) |
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Ch
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chāy
ch-short like chains Sp= ch |
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D
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dāy
Sp= de |
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E
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like our long ā: the a in acorn or lake
Sp= e |
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F
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āfāy
Sp=efe |
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G
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hāy:say: "g" before e or I sounds like: ge- hāy, gi- hē, but before a, o, or u sounds like: ga- gah, go- gō, gu-goo. G + any consonant will sound like our hard "g"
guido -(would be two dots over u)- sounds like "we" but a shorter pronunciation Sp= ge |
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H
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ahchāy: "H" is a silent letter in Spanish words
Sp=hache |
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I
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like our long ē: the first e in evaporate
Sp= i |
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J
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hōta: sounds like our "h" in words
Sp= jota |
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K
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Kah
Sp= ka |
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L
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ālāy
Sp= ele |
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LL or ll (lower case)
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āyāy: sounds like our "y" in words
Sp=elle * In Argentina, pronounced as "zh" Me llamo Ana. Māy zhamo Ana. |
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M
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āmāy
Sp= eme |
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N
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ānāy
Sp= ene |
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Ñ or ñ (lower case)
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ānyāy
Sp= eñe |
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O
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ō: No short "o" in Spanish- no sound like the "o" in top, cop, pop
Sp= o |
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P
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pāy
Sp= pe |
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Q
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koo: like "boo" but with our "k" sound instead of the "b"
Sp= cu |
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R
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ārāy: similar to our r unless it is the first letter of a word in which case the "r" is rolled like the double r
Sp= ere |
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rr
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ārrāy: the r's are rolled
Sp=erre |
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S
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āsāy
Sp=ese |
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T
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tāy
Sp= te |
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U
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oo: like "boo" but without the "b"
Sp= u |
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V
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vāy
Sp= ve,uve,ve corta |
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W
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dōblāy vāy
Sp= doble ve, doble uve |
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X
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ākēs
Sp= equis |
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Y
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ēgrēāgah: alone sounds like ē but before vowels will sound like our "y" or like a very soft "zh"
Sp=i griega, ye |
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Z
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zāyta
Sp= zeta |
