Vowel Sounds
Speak the Spanish sound of the following vowel:
A
A (ah)
Translate:
Buenos dias
Good morning
Speak the following letters in Spanish:
A, B, C, CH, D, E, F
A(ah)
be
ce
che
de
E(eh)
efe
Translate:
Mucho Gusto!
Pleasure to meet you!
Define the following:
Linguistics
The study of the mechanics of language.
Speak the Spanish sound of the following vowel:
E
E (eh)
Translate:
Hello
Hola
Speak the following letters in Spanish:
G, H, I, J, K, L
ge
hache
i(ee)
jota
ka
ele
Translate:
The pleasure is all mine.
El gusto es mio.
Define the following:
Dipthong.
a. an article of clothing
b. a sound made without closing the mouth
c. a single vowel sound
d. the combination of two vowels sounds
Speak the Spanish sound of the following vowel:
I
I(ee)
Translate:
How are you?
como estas?
Speak the following letters in Spanish:
LL, M, N, Ñ, O, P
elle (eye)
eme
ene
eñe
O(oh)
pe
Translate:
Me llamo
my name is...
Define the following:
Cognate:
A. the combination of two vowels sounds
B. two words that share a common word root, and a common meaning.
C. two words that share a common word root, but not the meaning.
D. A clown.
B.
Speak the Spanish sound of the following vowel:
O
O(oh)
Muy Bien, Gracias
Very good, thank you
Speak the following letters in Spanish:
Q, R, RR, S, T, U, V
Cu
ere
erre
ese
te
U(oo)
ve/be
Translate:
te llamas
your name is (2nd person)
Define the following:
Vowel:
A sound made without closing the mouth, or audible friction.
Speak the Spanish sound of the following vowel:
U
U(oo)
Translate:
y tu?
and you?
Speak the following letters in Spanish:
W, X, Y, Z
Double ve/u
Equis
Y Griega
Zeta
Translate:
Se llama
His/her/usted name is
According to the International Phonetic Alphabet (shown two Fridays ago/last Monday). What KIND of sound do the letters p and b make.
>:)
hint: think of how you make the sounds with your mouth.
Bilabial, plosive