A great site to practice your Spanish verb conjugations: http://www.studyspanish.com/verbs/ Fun online games in Spanish: http://www.discoverykidsespanol.com/juegos/ Practice the Spanish alphabet: http://www.donquijote.org/spanishlanguage/alphabet/ SPANISH ALPHABET AND PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Alphabet: a b c ch d e f g h i j k l ll m n ñ o p q r rr s t u v w x y z Pronunciation: Vowels A – father E- eight I- ski O – open U – lute Y – e Consonants Similar to English with the following exceptions: B, V – similar sounds Ch – same as in English D – between two vowels or at the end of a word is like a “th” G – followed by “a,” “o,” “u,” or a consonant is like the “g” in the English word “green”; before "e" or "i," is like an "h" in English H – always silent in Spanish J – heavily aspirated “h” K – found only in foreign words, pronounced as in English Ll – like the English “y” in yes Ñ – like the ny sound as in canyon or the ni sound as in onion R – like the sound of the double “d” in ladder or the double “t” in butter; rolled at the beginning of a word Rr – rolled like the old “Ruffles have ridges” commercial Z – pronounced like the letter “s” |
