SAMPLE Spanish I and II

Spanish Alphabet

The numbers 0-

▪ The letters b and v are pronounced exactly alike, as a b. ▪ In all varieties of Spanish, the letter c before a, o, or u sounds like English k . In Latin America, the letter c before e or i is pronounced like English s . In most of Spanish, c before e and i, and the letter z, are pronounced like English th in thanks. ▪ The letter g before a, o, or u is pronounced like the English g in gate . Before e or i, the letter g is pronounced the same as Spanish j (or hard English h ). ▪ The letter h is always silent. ▪ The letter j is like a hard English h sound. ▪ The letters k and w are not common and usually appear only in words borrowed from other languages. ▪ The ñ sounds like ny in canyon. ▪ At the beginning of a word, r is always pronounced like a trilled rr.

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