Learning Spanish is a must, whether traveling to Mexico or staying home!

Learning to speak a new language is always beneficial. Spanish is an easy language to learn specially after you’ve mastered the Spanish vowels and consonants.  So here we go.

Vowels:

A:  as in  art
E:  as in  red
I:  as in  marine
O: as in  corn
U: as in  foot

Consonants:

B:   soft as in vain

C:  as in  cat  when used before  a  o  or  u

CH:  as in  choose

D:  as in “dog” when the intial letter

G:  as in “go” when the initial letter

H:  always silent

J:  harsh as in hot

Ll:  between the lli  in  million  and the  y  in  yell

Q:  always followed by a silent  u  and eith  e  and  i

R:  a rolled ‘r’ sound, longer and stronger, as in ‘rrrr’

S:   as in send

V:  same as in Spanish B

X:  as the  x  in  taxi when between two vowels

Z: as the z  in  zebra

Getting Around:

What time does ‘?’ : A que hora

The:  El/La

Bus:  Autobus

Train:  Tren

Subway:  Metro

Next:  Proximo

First:  Primer

Last:   Ultimo

Greetings

Hello: Hola

Goodbye: Adios

Yes:  Si

No: No

Please:  Por Favor

Thank You:  Gracias

Your Welcome:  De Nada

Excuse Me: Perdon / Conpermiso

Around Town:

Police:  Policia

Post Office:  Los Correos

Public Toilets:  Los aseos Publicos

A Telephone:  Un Telefono

The Church:  La Iglesia

You can always refer to the “Learning Spanish  page of this blog where I will be adding new verses for you to learn. Whatever you do, remember to enjoy learning Spanish!