Spanish Alphabet - O P Q R RR S T U

We already learned Spanish A B C D E F G, and H I J K L LL M N Ñ.
Now let's learn about O P Q R RR S T U.

O - is called oh. The word hola sounds like oh-la
P - is called pay. The word pico sounds like pee-coh
Q - is called coo. The word que sounds like kay.
R - is called ay-day. The word para sounds like pah-dah.
RR - is called ay-d-d-day. It's like a longer version of ay-day. Making this song lounder is called rolling your tongue. It's tough, not everyone can do it! The word perro sounds like pay-d-d-oh.
S - is called ess-ay. The word siete sounds like see-et-ay.
T - is called tay. The word tio sounds like tee-oh.
U - is called oo (ryhmes with boo). The word tu sounds like too.


(from: wikipedia - Association of Spanish Language Academies)

Do you remember how to say it in French?
French Alphabet - O P Q R S T U

Spanish Alphabet - H I J K L LL M N Ñ

We already learned Spanish A B C D E F G, now let's do H I J K L LL M N Ñ.

H - Sounds like ah-chay. The word hola sounds like oh-la
I - Sounds like ee. The word dinero sounds like dee-n-air-oh
J - Sounds like #ho-tah. The #h part is the sound someone might make before they spit, like hk. The word jugar sounds like #hoo-gar.
K - Sounds like kah. The word kilo sounds like kee-low.
L - Sounds like el-ay. The word leche sounds like lay-chay.
LL - Sounds like ay-yay. The word pollo sounds like poh-yo.
M - Sounds like em-ay. The word mucho sounds like moo-cho.
N - Sounds like en-ay. The word no sounds like no.
Ñ - Sounds like en-yay. The word niño sounds like neen-yo.



(from: wikipedia - Association of Spanish Language Academies)

Do you remember how to say it in French?
French Alphabet - H I J K L M N

Spanish Alphabet - A B C D E F G

The Spanish alphabet looks almost just like the English one,
but it sounds a little different.

A - Sounds like ah
B - Sounds like bay
C - Sounds like say
D - Sounds like day
E - Sounds like ay (like in say)
F - Sounds like eff-ay
G - Sounds like hay


(from: wikipedia - Association of Spanish Language Academies)

Do you remember how to say it in French?
French Alphabet - A B C D E F G

Spanish - six, seven, eight, nine, ten

We counted to five, now let's count to ten in Spanish!
6 seis - sounds like say-ee-ss /?/
7 siete - sounds like see-et-ay /?/
8 ocho - sounds like oh-cho /?/
9 nueve - sounds like new-ay-vay /?/
10 diez - sounds like dee-ace /?/


(from: wikipedia - Association of Spanish Language Academies)

Do you remember how to say it in French?
six, sept, huit, neuf, dix

Spanish - One, two, three, four, five

Let's count to five in Spanish!
1 uno - sounds like oo-no /?/
2 dos - sounds like doh-s /?/
3 tres - sounds like ted-ace /?/
4 quatro - sounds like coo-ah-ted-oh /?/
5 cinco - sounds like sink-oh /?/


(from: wikipedia - Association of Spanish Language Academies)

Do you remember how to say it in French?
Un, deux, trois, quatre, cinq

Spanish - Dog, Cat

To say dog in Spanish, you say perro and it sounds like ped-oh. /?/

To say cat in Spanish, you say gato and it sounds like gah-toe. /?/


(from: wikipedia - Association of Spanish Language Academies)

Do you remember how to say it in French?
chien, chat

Spanish - Do you speak Spanish?

To ask if someone speaks Spanish, you say hablas español /?/

It sounds like ah-blah-s ess-pan-yoh-l.

To say yes, you would say si, sounds like see.
Or no, which sounds just like the way you say it in English.


(from: wikipedia - Association of Spanish Language Academies)

Do you remember how to say it in French?
parlez-vous français

Spanish - dog, cat

To say dog in Spanish, you say perro and it sounds like ped-er-oh /?/

To say cat in Spanish, you say gato and it sounds like gah-toe /?/


(from: wikipedia - Association of Spanish Language Academies)

Do you remember how to say it in French?
chien, chat

Spanish - Do you speak Spanish?

To ask if someone speaks Spanish, you say hablas español?.

It sounds like ah-blah-ss ess-pan-yole /?/
.


(from: wikipedia - Association of Spanish Language Academies)

Do you remember how to say it in French?
parlez-vous français

Spanish - Please, You're welcome

Remember that to say thank you in Spanish, you say gracias.

To say please in Spanish is por favor.
It sounds like poh-d fah voh-d /?/.

And to say you're welcome, you say de nada and it sounds like day nah-dah /?/.


(from: wikipedia - Association of Spanish Language Academies)

Do you remember how to say it in French?
S'il vous plait, de rien

Spanish - Very good thanks

In Spanish, if someone asks How are you? by saying ¿Cómo estás?
you can answer Very good, thanks. by saying Muy bien, gracias.

The way you say it, sounds like Moo-ee bee-en guh-dah-see-ahs /?/.

It's also polite to ask how they are, so you can add y tú? /?/ to the end of that sentence.
That sounds like ee too?

So using all the words we've learned:
Hola, Adiós, Señor, Señora, Señorita, ¿Cómo estás? and Muy bien, gracias, y tú


We can have a conversation in Spanish like this:
Girl: Hola Señor.
Boy: Hola Señorita, cómo estás?
Girl: Muy bien gracias, y tú?
Boy: Muy bien, gracias.
Girl: Adiós!
Boy: Adiós!


(from: wikipedia - Association of Spanish Language Academies)

Do you remember how to say it in French?
Très bien merci, et vous?

Spanish - How are you?

In Spanish, if you want to say How are you?
you say ¿Cómo estás? - sounds like coh-moh-ess-tah-s /?/

(from: wikipedia - Association of Spanish Language Academies)

Do you remember how to say it in French?
Comment allez-vous?

Spanish - Sir Madam Miss

Let's learn the Spanish words for Mr. Mrs. and Miss!

Sir or Mr. - Señor - sounds like sayn-yoh-d /?/

Madam or Mrs. - Señora - sounds like sayn-yoh-dah /?/

Miss (usually for a young lady) - Señorita - sounds like sayn-yoh-deet-ah /?/


(from: wikipedia - Association of Spanish Language Academies)

Do you remember how to say it in French?
Monsieur, Madame, Madamoiselle

Spanish - Hello and goodbye

We've now learned some French words for 52 weeks.
That's a whole year of French! Tres bien!

Let's try another language now, how about Spanish?

First let's learn how to say hello and goodbye.

Hello - Hola - sounds like oh-lah /?/

Good bye - adiós - sounds like ah-dee-oh-ss /?/


(from: wikipedia - Association of Spanish Language Academies)

Do you remember how to say it in French?
Bonjour! Au Revoir!