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- A -- always pronounced ah, as in father
- E -- always pronounced as a short e, as in best, ten, dress
- I --always pronounced ee, as in feet, wheel, bee
- O --always pronounced as a short o, as in doctor, but with the lips a little more rounded. It is always a pure vowel with no trace of the u sound (dipthong) which is present in the English pronunciation of 'no'.
- U --always pronounced oo, as in fool, pool.
- B --Similar to the English 'b' but less plosive; between vowels it is pronounced very softly so that the lips touch only slightly.
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C
--As in English, before a, o and u it is pronounced
as a K, as in can
Before e or i the c is pronounced as an s as in cent. In Spain the C before e and i is pronounced 'th'. - CC -- Pronounced very similar to the cc in accident
- D -- Similar to the English 'd' in 'bed' but with the tongue further forward; between vowels or as the last letter of a word it is pronounced very softly similar to the th in the
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G
-- Before A, O or U it is pronounced as the G in get
-- Before E or I it is pronounced like the English H but more emphatic. - H -- Always silent in Spanish. Hotel is pronounced otel
- J Always pronounced like the English H but more emphatic
- LL Always pronounced as the Y in yes.
- ñ -- This Spanish character is pronounced NY as in canyon
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R
-- Slightly trilled
When it is the first letter of a word it is strongly trilled. - RR -- Always strongly trilled.
- V --In Spain and many parts of South America there is no difference between the 'v' and the 'b'
- Y -pronounced as the English Y except when it stands alone (y is Spanish for and) then it is pronounced ee as in tree
- Z -- In South America the 'z' is pronounced as the English S; in Spain the 'z' is closer to the 'th' in the English word, 'bath'
- QUE -- pronounced ke as in kept
- QUI --pronounced kee as in keep
- GUE -- pronounced ge as in guest, and get
- GUI -- pronounced gee as in geese
dog
s.
– perro
hound
s.
–
podenco
re·triev·er
s. - perro cobrador
span·iel
s. - perro de aguas
pet
s. - animal domesticado (to caress) – acariciar
brush
s. - cepillo (act of brushing) – cepillado
afraid of dogs tiene miedo de los perros
lead
v. tr (to guide) - guiar
sit
v. intr., – sentarse
down
adv.
(downward)
- (hacia) abajo
stay
(to wait)
– esperar
speak
– hablar
come
– venire
run
v. intr., – corer
quick
adj. (fast) - rápido
walk
v. intr. - caminar, andar
(to
stroll)
- pasear
to walk in - entrar
to walk out
(to
leave)
- irse
slow·down
s. – retraso
brown -
marrón ma-rron
black - negro negro
white - blanco blanko
long - largo(a) largo(a)
mom
s. familiar – mama
grand·ma s. familiar – abuelita
dad
s. familiar - papá m.
grand·pa
s. familiar - abuelo, abuelito
thanks
s. pl. – gracias
hug
v. tr., -gg- – abrazar
gen·tle
adj.,(kind) - bondadoso, amable (tame) - manso, dócil
love
s. - amor m., cariño
ver·y
adv. - muy
(truly) - de veras it's the very best - es de veras mejor
(indeed) - mucho are you tired? very - ¿estás cansado?
Mucho not very – poco
hot
adj., -tt- - caliente
(climate)
- cálido
(sun)
- abrasador
It's very hot Hace mucho calor a-the moocho kalor
cold adj.
– frío
What a lovely day! ¡Qué día más bueno! ke dee-a mas bweno
What awful weather! ¡Qué tiempo tan malo! ke
tyempo tan malo
Yes
Sí see
No No no
OK! ¡Vale! ba-le
Please Por favor por fabor
Thank you Gracias gra-thyas
Excuse me (sorry) Perdone perdo-ne
I don't know No sé no se
I don't understand No entiendo no en-tyendo
Do you understand? ¿Entiende? en-tyende
Do you speak English? ¿Habla usted inglés? a-bla oosted een-gles
I speak very little Spanish Hablo muy poco español
a-blo mwee poko espa-nyol
Good
afternoon / Good evening
(until dusk)Buenas
tardes bwenas tar-des
Good morning (until after lunch) Buenos días bwenos dee-as
Good evening / Good night (after dark) Buenas noches
bwenas no-ches
Hello!
¡Hola! o-la
Goodbye! ¡Adiós! a-dyos
Good evening / Good night
(after dark)Buenas noches bwenas no-ches
Pleased to meet you
Encantado(a) enkan-tado(a)
How are you?
¿Cómo está? komo esta
Fine, thanks Bien, gracias byen grathyas
And you? ¿Y usted? ee oosted
See you later Hasta luego asta lwe-go
What's your
name?
¿Cómo te llamas? komo te lya-mas
My name is... Me llamo... me lya-mo...
How old are
you?
¿Cuántos años tienes? kwantos a-nyos tye-nes
I'm ... years old Tengo ... años tengo ... a-nyos
Where do you live? ¿Dónde vives? don-de bee-bes
I live in Park
City
Vivo en Park City beebo en Park City
Where are you
from?
¿De dónde eres?
I'm from Park City.
Soy de Park City
Pleased to meet you · Mucho gusto
Created: December 3, 2003 by News Administrator
