Chapter 2 - The Spanish Alphabet and reading Spanish

Learning Objectives:

• Recall the letters in the Spanish alphabet.

• Ask people how they spell their name and for their email address.

• Spell one's own name.

• Provide one's Seneca email address.

• List the possessive adjectives.

• Distinguish between the the soft R and hard R in Spanish words.

READING SPANISH

Click on the words to hear the pronunciation.

A Amigo / Amiga - (friend)

B Bebida - (beverage)

C Celular, Cinco, Café, ¿Cómo? ¿Cuál?- (cellphone, five, coffee, how?, which?)

D ¿Dónde? - (Where?)

E Él - (he)

F Familia - (family)

G Gente, Gimnasio , Galería, Golf, Mucho gusto, Guacamole, Guitarra, Bilingüe - (people, gymnasium, gallery/mall, golf, nice to meet you, guacamole, guitar, bilingual)

H Hola - (hello) - Hoy (today), Ahora (now)

I Idioma - (language)

J Jalapeño - (Jalapeño pepper)

K Kilo - (kilogram)

L Leer, ella - (read, she)

M Madre - (mother)

N No - (no)

Ñ Mañana - (tomorrow, morning)

O Ocho - (eight)

P Perdón - (sorry, excuse me)

Q Que, Quince - (what, fifteen)

R Radio, perro, pero - (radio, dogs, but)

S Sí - (yes)

T Tú - (you - familiar form)

U Usted - (you - formal form)

V Veinte - (twenty)

W Whisky - (whiskey)

X Explicar - (explain). Other words with X: *México - the X in old Spanish was the letter J, and so the country's name is still pronounced with the J sound ("Méjico").

Y Yo - (I). There are various ways people pronouns this letter. Some use a softer "y" sound like the English word "yes." Others pronounce it closer to a "j" in the word "jacket," or even a "sh" like the word "show."

Note: The letter y on its own means “and,” and it is pronounced like the English E.

Z Zoológico - (zoo)