Pronounced: DEH

Sounds just like the English “D” in words such as day, during, decide, etc.

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Words that start with the letter “D”:
Domingo
Día

Words that contain the letter “D”:
Edad
Delgado

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It sounds like the first half of the word ‘say’. C in Spanish is always soft when preceding an ‘i’ or an ‘e’, and hard, like the letter ‘K’, all other times.

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Words that start with the letter “C”:
Soft
Cena
Cierto

Hard
Caballo
Cabeza
Corto

Words that contain the letter “C”:
Acabar
Eco
Ecuador

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It sounds like the first part of English word ‘bear’. Start with your lips together and folded in just behind your teeth, pointing into your mouth. When part of a word, the B has a very short sound. Just imagine the sound you make when it is cold outside: brrrr

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Words that start with the letter “B”:

Banana
Banco

Words that contain the letter “B”:

Abeja
Abajo
Obra

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A
Pronounced: AH
Hear it:

Words that start with the letter “A”:
Animal
Alfabeto
Alto

Words that contain the letter “A”:
Mandato
Familia
Sala

Words that start and end with “A”:
Africa
Ala
America

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Spanish	Pronunciation Guide	English Equivalent
A	AH	Animal	more
B	BEH	Bed	more
C	CEH	Cell (soft) Cold (hard)	more
CH	CHEH	Cheese
D	DEH	Dominos
E	EH	Effort
F	EFEH	Family
G	HEY	Hay (soft) Go (hard)
H	AH-CHEH	(Silent)
I	EE	Email
J	HOH-TAH	Ham
K	KAH	Kilo
L	EH-LAY	Laugh
LL	EH-YEY	Yacht
M	EH-MAY	Mom
N	EH-NEY	Nice
Ñ	EH-NYAY	Niece opinion
O	OH	Open
P	PEH	Park
Q	KOO	Quest
R	EH-REH	Roll
RR	EH-RREH	Try to imitate an idle motorcycle engine for practice (but don’t over-do-it when speaking)
S	EH-SAY	Say
T	TEH	Ten
U	OOH-VEY	Oops
V	VEY	Very
W	DOBLEH-OOH-VEY	Whiskey
X	EH-KEES	Exam
Y	EE-GREE-YEH-GAH	Yellow
Z	SEH-TAH	Cellar

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Practice what you have learned by reading the following short written piece. With practice you will be able read it correctly as well.

1. LA ESCUELA
Voy a la escuela. Voy a la escuela el lunes, el martes, el
miércoles, el jueves y el viernes. El sábado y el domingo no voy
a la escuela. El sábado y el domingo estoy en casa. Soy un
discípulo y estoy en la escuela. El discípulo aprende. Aprendo
la aritmética, a leer y a escribir. Vd. aprende el español. Todos
nosotros aprendemos diligentemente. Algunos discípulos no son
diligentes. Algunos son perezosos. El maestro elogia a los
discípulos diligentes y a los discípulos obedientes. Él no elogia
a los alumnos perezosos.

El maestro enseña. Mi maestro enseña el español. Este maestro
enseña las matemáticas y aquel maestro el inglés. El señor
Blanco enseña la biología y la química. La señorita Herrera
enseña la geografía y la historia. ¿Qué aprende Vd. en la
escuela? Aprendo el español, el francés, el álgebra, la biología y
la estenografía.

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The following are Spanish phrases and words that are useful when in the airport. Although English is the language of airlines and airports, these phrases can be used when talking to other passengers or shop and food court employees.

English	Spanish	Pronunciation Guide
Where is terminal 1?	Donde está terminal uno?	don-deh eh-stAH terh-mee-nahl oo-noh
Where is gate 10?	Donde está puerta diez?	don-deh eh-stAH pwehr-tah dee-ehz
Where is the waiting room?	Donde está la sala de espera?	don-deh eh-stAH lah sah-lah deh ehs-peh-rah
Is the plane early/late?	Está el avion temprano/tarde?	eh-stAH ehl ah-vee-on tehm-prah-noh/tahr-deh
When does the plane arrive/leave?	Cuando llega/sale el avión?	kwahn-doh yeh-gah/sah-leh ehl avee-ON
Has the plane to… landed yet?	Ha aterrizado el avión a… ya?	ah ateh-rree-zah-doh ehl avee-ON ah… yah
Where is the duty free shop (option 1)	Donde está la tienda libre de impuestos?	don-deh eh-stAH lah tyen-dah lee-breh deh eem-pweh-stohs
Where is the duty free shop (option 2)	Donde está la tienda duty free?	don-deh eh-stAH lah tyen-dah duty free

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