The Spanish Language
Español
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Helpful hints |
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| In Spanish, “i” is always pronounced like the “ee” in “meet.” | In Spanish, “ll” is pronounced like a “y.” |
| The Spanish “h” is always silent. | In Spanish, “qu” sounds like “k.” |
| The Spanish “z” is pronounced like the “s” in “vase.” | If there is a stress mark above a vowel (é) you should stress that part of the word. |
| The letters “b” and “v” sound the same in Spanish. They make a sound halfway between the two. | The Spanish “j” is like the “ch” in the name of the composer Bach. |
| The Spanish “r” is a trilling sound made by putting your tongue behind your top teeth. | ñ sounds like "ny." |
| rojo (red) | verde (green) | negro (black) |
| azul (blue) | anaranjado (orange) | gris (gray) |
| amarillo (yellow) | rosado (pink) | marrón (brown) |
Numbers (número):
| 1 uno | 11 once |
| 2 dos | 12 doce |
| 3 tres | 13 trece |
| 4 cuatro | 14 catorce |
| 5 cinco | 15 quince |
| 6 seis | 16 dieciséis |
| 7 siete | 17 diecisiete |
| 8 ocho | 18 dieciocho |
| 9 nueve | 19 diecinueve |
| 10 diez | 20 veinte |
Days of the week:
| domingo - Sunday | jueves - Thursday |
| lunes - Monday | viernes - Friday |
| martes - Tuesday | sábado - Saturday |
| miércoles - Wednesday |
Months (mes):
| enero (January) | febrero (February) | marzo (March) | abril (April) | mayo (May) | junio (June) |
| julio (July) | agosto (August) | septiembre (September) | octubre (October) | noviembre (November) | diciembre (December) |
| Good words to know: | |
| ¡Hola! - hello | ¿Cómo se llama? - What is your name? |
| ¡Adiós! - goodbye | yo - I |
| ¿Cómo estás? - How are you? | tú - you |
| muy bien - very well | sí - yes |
| gracias - thank you | no - no |
| de nada - you're welcome | escuela - school |