letter sounds/combination sounds

Question 1

gente

Answer 1

people

Question 2

gimnasio

Answer 2

gym

Question 3

“G” before A, O, & U like in Gato

Answer 3

hard G, as in gate

Question 4

“G” before E or I, like in gente

Answer 4

sounds like “H” in house, a harsh guttural sound like ch in the Scottish “loch”

Question 5

“H” as in hombre

Answer 5

H is always silent

Question 6

“J”

Answer 6

sounds like “H” in house or a harsh, guttural sound like “ch” in the Scottish “loch”

Question 7

“LL” as in llama

Answer 7

sounds like “Y” in yes, but Ever it sounds more like the “j” in pajama. The voice in these cards make more of a zzz sound

Question 8

“N” with accent above ~N

Answer 8

sounds like “ni” in onion

Question 9

“Q” as in que and quitar

Answer 9

sounds like “k” in key
always followed by a silent “U”
only combined with an “E” or “I”

Question 10

“R” as in venir

Answer 10

rolled R sound;
strongly rolled R sound when initial letter in a word, like ropa
good luck making this sound Judi!

Question 11

“RR” as in perro

Answer 11

strongly rolled R sound

Question 12

“V”

Answer 12

same sound as the Spanish B

Question 13

F, K, L, M, N, P, S,T, X, Y

Answer 13

sounds like English equivalents

Question 14

“B”

Answer 14

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Question 15

vowels in Spanish

Answer 15

A,E, I, O, U

purer, crisper sounds. English short vowel sounds

Question 16

la / las / los

Answer 16

The

Question 17

Yo

Answer 17

I

Question 18

ellos / ellas

Answer 18

They

Question 19

Soy

Answer 19

Am

Question 20

Nosotros

Answer 20

We

Question 21

Tu

Answer 21

You

Question 22

Y

Answer 22

And

Sounds like ee

Question 23

Llamo

Answer 23

I call

Me llamo Judy
I am called Judy

Question 24

Ano / anos

Answer 24

Year / years