spanish español. a, e, i, o, u the spanish vowels each have only one sound, regardless of what...

Spanish

Español

a, e, i, o, u

The Spanish vowels each have only one sound,

regardless of what letters they precede or follow, or

accent marks on the vowel.

a

The a is always pronounced as in the English word car.

e

The e has the sound of the e in bed.

i

The Spanish i is the same as the English long e or ee as in

see.

o

The o is always pronounced as the o in the word old.

u

The Spanish u has the sound of the English oo as in too or

the English ue as in blue.

h

The Spanish h is always silent. Thus, hola is pronounced ola

(as in cola without the c).

ñ

The ñ is the same sound as the ny pair in the word canyon. Thus, señor is pronounced like

sen-yor.

ll

The ll in Spanish is always pronounced like the English y

in yes. Thus, the Spanish word ella (she, her) is

pronounced like eh-ya.

masuculine

ends in o

Feminine

ends in a

Hola

Hello

Adiós

Goodbye

Gracias!

Thank you!

De nada

You're welcome

Por favor?

Please?

Buenos Días!

Good Morning!

Buenas tardes!

Good afternoon!

Buenas noches!

Good night!

Perdone

Excuse me

Lo siento

I'm sorry

Como estas?

How are you?

Estoy bien

I am fine

No muy bien

Not very well

Muy bien

Very well

My name is

Me llamo

Cómo le va?

How's it going?

What's happening?

Qué pasa?

see you later

Hasta luego

Hasta pronto

See you soon

nice to meet you

Mucho gusto

Si

yes

no

no

friend

amigo/amiga

Miss O'Hare

Señorita O'Hare

What is your name?

Como te llamas?

Where are you from?

De donde eres?

I am from…

Yo soy de…