*Learning Spanish

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.

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

Learning Spanish 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

Learning Spanish Getting Around:

What time does ‘?’ :  A que hora?

The:                          El/La

Bus:                          Autobus

Train:                       Tren

Subway:                    Metro

Next:                        Proximo

First:                        Primer

Last:                        Ultimo

Learning  Spanish Greetings

Hello:                       Hola

Goodbye:                  Adios

Yes:                           Si

No:                            No

Please:                   Por Favor

Thank You:             Gracias

Your Welcome:       De Nada

Excuse Me:            Perdon / Conpermiso

Learning Spanish Around Town:

Police:                     Policia

Post Office:             Los Correos

Public Toilets:          Los aseos Publicos

A Telephone:           Un Telefono

The Church:             La Iglesia

Learning Spanish Times and Dates:

What time is it?:   Que hora es?

Today:                   Hoy

Tomorrow:             Mañana

Yesterday:              Ayer

In the morning:      De la mañana/ por la mañana

In the afternoon:   De la tarde/ Por la tarde

In the evening:      De la noche/ Por la noch

Learning Spanish Days:

Sunday:     Domingo

Monday:     Lunes

Tuesday:    Martes

Wednesday: Miercoles

Thursday:   Jueves

Friday:       Viernes

Saturday:   Sabado

Learning Spanish Numbers:

Zero:       cero

One:        uno

Two:        dos

Three:      tres

Four:        cuatro

Five:        cinco

Six:          seis

Seven:      siete

Eight:       ocho

Nine:        nueve

Ten:         diez

Learning Spanish Food

Breakfast: desayuno

Lunch:      almuerzo/comida

Dinner:     cena

Menu:      carta

Spoon:     cuchara

Knife:      cuchillo

Fork:       tenedor

Bill:         cuenta

Table:     mesa

Plate:      plato

Glass:     vaso

Sugar:    azucar

Hot:      caliente

Cold:     frio/fria

Jam:      mermelada

Honey:   miel

Salt:       sal

Pepper:  pimienta

Sauce:   salsa

Rice:     arroz

Enjoy learning Spanish!

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