1. El alfabeto
Unit 1: Hola, ¿qué tal?

2. Yo puedo… I can… Say the alphabet in Spanish
Recognize the Spanish sound system

3. El alfabeto Letter Name a b c ch d e f g h i j k l ll m Letter Name nñ o p q r rr s t u v w x y z a
ene be
eñe ce o
che pe de cu e
ere
efe
erre ge
ese
hache te
Think of letters as symbols that we put together to make words. Many of the letters (symbols) in the English alphabet appear in the Spanish alphabet, and there are some letters (or letter combinations) that appear in the Spanish alphabet that we do not have in the English alphabet. Each of the letters (symbols) have a name that tells us how the letter sounds. The Spanish letters have different sounds than English letters.
Vowel Sounds
A = ah
E= a
I = e
O = oh
U = oo
The letter H is silent. J is like an H in English.
Letters K and W are only found in words of foreign origin.
In 1994, language academies of Spanish-speaking countries decided not to separate the letters Ch and Ll from C and L (as in dictionaries), but they are still unique sounds.
Rr- is a trilled sound (like a motor, drumroll). The letter only occurs between vowels. i u
jota ve ka
doble ve
ele
equis
elle
i griega
eme
zeta