La Pronunciación
Español = Inglés
1. ll = y—llama-
2. j = h José- jalapeno
3. z = s zapato
4. que = k-Kay qué es
5. qui = key aquí
6. h = always silent- hola
7. ñ = n as in canyon -Niña
8. y = e ( but only when it is a single “y”) y usted
9. c before i or e = s – cinco cincuenta
10. c before a, o, u =k
11. g before i, or e =h GIGANTE GENERAL
12. g before a, o, u = g
13. The single r is rolled at the beginning and the end of a word. ROSA LA RATONCITA
14. The double rr is always rolled. PERRO
15. The “k” and “w” are foreign letters. WASHINGTON
16. The “b” and the “v” have the same sound.
b grande o de burro
v chica or de vaca
Cada Cosita Cuesta Cien Centavos
ca, co, cu =k
pero
ci, ce =s
Gallo Gordo le Gustó al Gigante Genaro
ga, go, gu =g
pero
gi, ge =h
Las Vocales
A = ah- when you see something beautiful
E = eh – what a person says when he didn’t hear somethng
I = eek- when you see a mouse
O = oh- always hard- oh no!
U = ooooooo that’s bad
Las Sílabas Y Los Acentos
ma-dre, es-pa- ñol
Tenemos que separar dos consonantes si la segunda del grupo NO ES una (L, R)
***There are exceptions to this rule. Car-los, En-ri-que-unas excepciones
If an English can be started with the two consonants, then it is a blend.
2. When a consonant is between two vowels, break the syllable before the consonant. pa-pá
Cuando hay una consonante entre dos vocales, separamos la sílaba antes de la consonante.
3. Two strong vowels must always be broken. i-de-a
Dos vocales fuertes- siempre tenemos que separarlas.
4. A strong and a weak vowel stay together. bien
Una vocal fuerte y una vocal debíl- siempre van juntos.
U and I are always weak –everybody else is strong
Las vocales- la U y la I -siempre son debiles.
6. If a weak vocal has an accent, it is no longer weak. It is strong. It will then follow
the regular rule of two vowels. Día- dí-a
Si una vocal debíl lleva acento- ya no es debíl sino fuerte. Sigue la regla de separar dos
vocales
Los Acentos
Plurales
Exception: if a word ends in a “z”, change the “z” to a “c” and add “es”. lápiz –lápices
Una excepción: Si una palabra termina en una
Practice sheet
Divide words into syllables and circle the stressed syllable:
