Hispanic Heritage Month
Spanish Letter Sounds
Mexican Independence Day
COLORES
GREETINGS
100

This is between September 15-October 15

What is Hispanic Heritage Month?

100

This Spanish letter makes an /h/ sound.

What is J? 

100

This is when Mexican Independence Day is.

September 16

100

anaranjado

What is orange in Spanish?

100

TRANSLATE: ¿Cuál es tu nombre?

What is your name?

200

So many Latin American countries celebrate this during the month of September.

What is their Independence Day?

200

This Spanish letter has NO sound.

What is H?

200

This means, "Long Live Mexico" in Spanish.

What is VIVA MÉXICO?

200

blanco

What is white in Spanish?

200

TRANSLATE: Soy John. 

I am John.

300

This refers to a person who is from, or a descendent of someone who is from a Spanish-speaking country.

What is a HISPANIC?

300

These two Spanish letters have both hard and soft sounds.

What are G and C?

300

The person who told the community through his GRITO DE DOLORES, "Let's go! We are our own people!" 

He is the FATHER of Mexican Independence.

Who is Father Miguel Hidalgo de Costilla

or Father Hidalgo

300

Rojo

What is red in Spanish?

300

TRANSLATE: Buenos días.

Good morning.

400

This refers to a person who is from, or a descendent of someone who is from, a country in Latin America.

Who/ What is a Latino/ Latina / Latinx?

400

This Spanish double letter can make a /j/ or a /y/ sound. 

What is LL?

400

This is how long Mexico had been under Spanish rule.

300 years

400

Verde

What is green in Spanish?

400

TRANSLATE: ¿Cómo estás?

How are you? 

500

This day marks the anniversary of the CRY of DOLORES.

When / What is September 15. 

500

When a C is followed by e, it makes this sound.

What is /s/ or the SOFT C sound?

500

It is tradition for the government officials to give this call on the night of September 15. 

What is the GRITO or the GRITO DE DOLORES?
(VIVA MEXICO!)

500

Rojo, Blanco, y Verde

What are the colors of the Mexican flag?

500

TRANSLATE: ¿Cómo te llamas?

What is your name? or literally

What do you call yourself?

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