Building Blocks of Spanish Language

Say the letter

100

H

hache

200

Ñ

eñe

300

J

jota

400

W

doble ve

500

Y

i griega 

Pronounce it

100

olla

oh-ya

Translation: pot

200

regañaba

reh-gah-nya-ba

Translation: he/she scolded

regañar = (verb) to scold

300

jengibre

hen-hee-bre

Translation: ginger

400

oceano

oh-seh-ah-no

Translation: ocean

500

crucigrama

croo-see-grah-mah

Translation: crossword (puzzle)

Spell it

100

papa

pe-ah-pe-ah

Translation: potato

200

cine

ce-i-ene-e

Translation: (movie) theatre

300

harina 

hache-a-ere-i-ene-a

Translation: flour

400

botella

be-o-te-e-ele-ele-a

(OR) be-o-te-e-elle-a

Translation: bottle

500

gasolina 

ge-a-ese-o-ele-i-ene-a

Translation: gas

Greetings

100

How would you say "and you?" to an old friend (informal)

Y tú?

200

Translate: Nice to meet you! 

Mucho gusto! (OR) Encantado/a

300

How would you say good afternoon? 

Buenas tardes 

400

How might you say, "how're you doing?" to la Sra. Barbara Beachley (formal)?

Cómo está usted? 

500

Translate: I gotta go! or I have to leave!

Tengo (que) irme 

Alphabet Trivia

100

What is the one silent letter in the Spanish alphabet?

H

200

When two L's are next to each other (LL), what sound do they make?

[y]

300

Each vowel makes how many different sounds? 

1

400

How many letters are in the official Spanish alphabet? 

27 (one more than English!)

500

There are two digraphs (combination of 2 letters that make 1 sound) removed from the Spanish alphabet, but are an important part of our language. What are they? 

CH (che) and LL (elle)