El Alfabeto
Designed to be done face to face or remotely.
For your notes
Call your notes "El Alfabeto"
Copy the 3 learning targets
Follow along to find out what else to include. Look for the "notes" clipart.
Learning Targets:
I can spell words (like my name) aloud using the Spanish alphabet
I can write a word down when when it is spelled to me
I can ask how to say and how to spell words and respond when asked the same.
This is a real word skill! Hearing numbers and letters correctly the first time a native speaker says them to you is very challenging for most learners, but it's something that happens in conversation often, whether it's at work or just two people trying to understand each other.
1. How do you spell it? How do you say it?
Remote learners, hit play on the vocaroo recordings to listen along as you learn.
1. How do you say it?
¿Cómo se dice ____ en español? [Ko-mo say dee-say ____ en ess-pahn-yol] How do you say _____ in Spanish?
en inglés: in English
Examples:
¿Cómo se dice <<friend>> en español? How do you say "friend" in Spanish?
¿Cómo se dice <<amigo>> en inglés? How do you say "amigo" in English?
Using what you just learned, write 3 questions into your notes asking your teacher how to say something in Spanish.
2. How do you spell it?
¿Cómo se escribe? [Ko-mo say ess-kree-bay]
Example:
Question: ¿Cómo se escribe <<hola>>? Response: H-o-L-A
3. I know / I don't know
Yo sé [yo say] I know
Yo no sé - I don't know
Lo siento - I am sorry
Example:
Pedro says, "Sofia, ¿Cómo se dice <<hand>> en español?
Sofia responds, "Mmm... yo no sé. Lo siento."
Pedro remembers, "¡Yo sé! Se dice <<mano>>."
Read these additional examples aloud:
¿Cómo se dice?
How do you say it?
¿Cómo se dice en inglés?
How do you say it in English?
¿Cómo se dice <<Camel>> en español?
How do you say "camel" in Spanish?
¿Cómo se escribe <<camello>>?
How do you spell "camello"?
¿Cómo se dice y cómo se escribe?
How do you say it and how do you spell it?
Yo no sé cómo se escribe.
I don't know how to spell it.
¡Yo sé cómo se dice!
I know how to say it!
Listen along and repeat.
Click to open the 2 conversations. Hit play to listen along after you try to read them.
Conversaciones Posibles
Paco: Hola, Carla. ¿Estás en la clase de inglés?
Carla: Hola, Paco. Sí. ¿Por qué?
Paco: ¿Cómo se dice <<pluma>> en inglés?
Carla: <<Pluma>> se dice <<pen>>.
Paco: (repeats her) <<Pen>>... ¿Cómo se escribe? ¿P-e-n o P-i-n?
Carla: Se escribe p-e-n.
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Un cliente: Perdón, ¿Cómo te llamas?
Yo: Me llamo Eduardo.
Un cliente: ¿E-d-w-a-r-d-o?
Yo: No. No <<w>>. Se escribe E-d-U-a-r-d-o.
Un cliente: Ah. Perdón. Eduardo es con <<u>>.
Graded activity:
Make up a short conversation (4 lines of dialogue) between 2 friends where 1 of them asks the other the 2 questions we just learned and the other answers the questions. 15 Silver
Amigo 1:
Amigo 2:
Amigo 1:
Amigo 2:
2. Learn the letters! Aprende el alfabeto
Keywords
La letra: The letter
El alfabeto / El abecedario: The Alphabet
Los consonantes: Consonants
La vocal: Vowel
Veintisiete: 27
Hay: There are
Y: And
Read this, using the keywords you just copied down. (No online translators)
Hay veintisiete letras en el alfabeto español. Hay cinco vocales: A, E, I, O y U. Hay veintidós consonantes, incluyendo la letra ñ.
Copy it into your notes AND translate it into English.
Pencil down.
Watch all 3 of the alphabet videos below. Pick your favorite and watch it again. Watch it until you can say most of the letters with the singer.
Tip: You can print this Alphabet picture. It helps you when you are saying the alphabet for a grade.
Some videos and online resources include the double letters ch, ll, and rr.
These used to be letters, but they aren't officially letters anymore.
Be aware of them because older Spanish speakers will still refer to them.
Also, the letter Y is said "I griega" in the videos. However, it has a new name: ye (pronounced "Jay"). Older people will still use "i griega" while younger people are learning "ye". We need to learn both.
And, lastly, some people pronounce the letter R as "ere" and others pronounce it as "erre." Both are considered correct.
Basho & Friends
Basho does not include the ch, ll or rr, but he still calls the Y "i griega"
Echo Army Chant
This song includes the original 30 letter alphabet.
Ready to go faster?
For your notes:
Copy the letters of the Spanish alphabet. If you prefer to put these on flashcards, you may.
Write each letter's name.
Write a phonetic pronunciation beside each to help you when you practice without the internet.
Example:
B - be [bay]
K - ka [kah]
How do you do this?
Use the StudySpanish.com button below to learn the letters' official names. Copy them down next to each letter.
Listen to the letters closely. Both buttons have audio that will read aloud the letter when you click on it. The phonetic part of your notes needs to be personalized. You write down what will help you remember how to say the letter. Put it in brackets [....]
Practice time
Practice speaking
Here are your virtual options. Choose at least one way to practice the Spanish alphabet.
Use this quizlet set. Look at the picture side, say the letter out loud, then flip the card and listen to the correct pronunciation.
Use RocketLanguages and the microphone tool to record yourself saying each letter. The computer will give you a pass or fail score for each.
Practice listening to the letters
Practice Reading the letters
Face to face practice options:
A. Get a partner and take turns asking and answering each question.
¿Cómo se escribe tu nombre?
¿Cómo se escribe tu apellido?
¿Cómo se escribe _______? <---- any reasonable English or Spanish word you want
Repeat # 3 until time is up.
B. Get a partner and some flashcards.
Option 1: Hold a card up. Ask your partner how to spell it. They will try to spell it without using their alphabet notes. Swap roles and cards. Keep going for a few minutes.
Option 2: Choose 5 cards. Study the spellings of the Spanish words. Swap cards with your partner. Ask each other how to spell the words without showing them. Keep up with how many they get right. Most correct wins.
C. Grab a partner and two whiteboards and markers.
Choose some words that tell something about you (like your middle name, favorite food, favorite team, etc.) and don't tell your partner what you are going to spell. Take turns spelling a word to each other and use the whiteboard to write down the letters as you hear them. Can you get the word in one try? Two?
D. Play hangman (group of 2-4)
Choose a word that you both know. Draw the blanks and decide on how many wrong tries you get (keep it simple: 6 turns.) Make sure to guess the letters in Spanish! Keep up with a letter bank of already guessed letters that weren't in the puzzle.
Graded activities
1. Your conversation
Speaking/Writing: Go back to the conversation that you made up at the beginning of this lesson. Speak it for your teacher (if you can't do this face to face, record it using Vocaroo)
Grading *Silver*:
The conversation includes everything requested in the instructions. (3)
The conversation is organized and logical. (3)
The conversation has all appropriate punctuation, no spelling errors or capitalization errors. (3)
The student models native-like pronunciation. (3)
2. Your name
Say your first and last name. Then, spell them.
Grading *Silver*:
The student correctly spells their own name & communicates clearly enough for the listener to understand without much effort. (5)
The listener can get most of the name without much effort (4)
The listener struggles to comprehend what the student is saying due to mis-pronunciation of a few letters. (3)
The listener can only comprehend about 40% of what the student is saying. (2)
The listener can only comprehend a small portion of the name due to student error. (1)
The student makes no attempt or cannot be understood. (0)
3. You reciting the alphabet *Gold*
Without notes, say the names of the letters of the alphabet. This activity either is done face to face or with a video that you make. Schoology has a video option when you click "submit" on any assignment. You may have a list of the letters to use, but it may not have the Spanish answers written on it. 27 letters -- 1 point each. GOLD
3. Dictation (listening) *Gold*
Listen as your teacher spells words aloud to you. Write the words that she spells. For example, you hear "Hache-i-ele-o" and you write "hilo."
Here is a practice exercise with answers at the end. Be sure NOT to listen to answers until you have your best effort on paper. You can complete the handout or do this on notebook paper. Grade yourself by marking every letter you miss and practice those again. The real assessment will be in class or on Schoology.
answer key
ABC Dictation Practice Quiz4. Reading and Responding
In this activity, I will choose 3 Spanish words and show them to you. I will ask you questions about the words in Spanish (how to say them or how to spell them). You will provide logical answers to my questions.
Here's a practice set: https://quizlet.com/_8mhbh4?x=1jqt&i=2azq7
The real thing will be posted to Schoology or done face to face.
3. Giving e-mail addresses or websites
You do need to know numbers 0-9 to understand and give many emails.
¿Tienes correo electrónico?
Do you have email?
¿Cuál es tu correo electrónico?
What is your email address?
Mi correo electrónico es...
My email is...
My email: Mi correo / Mi email
@ arroba (at)
. punto (dot)
- guión (dash)
_ guión bajo (I've seen barra baja, too) (Underscore)
Most people don't need to spell .com, .org, .net. Just say PUNTO COM, PUNTO ORG, PUNTO NET
jgarcia@shelbyed.org = Jota Garcia arroba punto org
Karla-LoKa99@yahoo.com = Karla guión Loka 99 arroba yahoo punto com
The problem with this one is that Karla can be spelled with a C or a K and Loca is usually spelled with a C. So, to make sure the person writes down this one correctly, they might say Karla (con K) guión Loka (con K) 9 9 arroba yahoo punto com.
www.shelbyed.k12.al.us = www punto shelbyed punto ka uno dos punto a ele punto u ese
1:10-3:00
Practice
H. Dictation (listening)
Your teacher will read a few made up emails to you. See if you can write it correctly the first time.
I. Speaking
Use an email that your classmates don't know or make one up with a realistic domain (@gmail.com, @hotmail.com, @yahoo.com, etc). Read it to other students. They should write it down without interrupting you. "ESPéRATE" means "hang on" if necessary.