El Alfabeto
What letter is always silent?
H
What letter is in the Spanish alphabet that we don't have in the English alphabet? It sounds like ny
ñ
Where does the accent go:
Buenos dias
Buenos días
Where does the accent go?
Hasta manana
Hasta mañana
How do you pronounce this word?
hoy
oy
Which letters are pronounced the same?
b and v
What letter is pronounced like y?
ll
Where does the accent go:
¿Como te llamas?
¿Cómo te llamas?
Where does the accent go?
¿Y tu?
¿Y tú?
How do you pronounce this word?
igualmente
ee-gual-mentay
What letter sounds like an English h?
j
What sound does z make?
s (or th in Spain)
Where does the accent go?
¿Como estas?
¿Cómo estás?
Where does the accent go?
Miercoles
Miércoles
How do you pronounce this word?
mayo
mai-o
What two letters have a hard and soft sound?
C and G
What letter does the soft g sound like? (g before e and i)
j
Where does the accent go?
¿Cual es la fecha?
¿Cuál es la fecha?
Where does the accent go?
¿Que pasa?
¿Qué pasa?
How do you pronounce this phrase?
¿Qué hora es?
K ora es
What letter does this combination sound like: que?
k
What letter is only found in words borrowed from other languages?
Where do the accents go?
¿Cual es la estacion?
¿Cuál es la estación?
Where do the accents go?
¿Cuantos dias hay?
¿Cuántos días hay?
How do you pronounce this phrase?
está lloviendo
es-tah yovee-endo