Capitulo 1 Flashcards
C
c=k (before a, o, u)
(casa, copa, cura)
c=s (before e, i)
(cero, circo)
D
When initial or after the letters “n” or “l”, it is harder, when intervocalic, it is a bit softer, much like the voiced “th” sound in the English word “they”
Daniel es mi hermano
Buena idea
andar
nada
G
g= g in “gap” (before a, o, u at the beginning of a phrase or after the letter “n”)
(gato, gota, gusto, tengo)
g is softer when intervocalic (pagar, lago, igual)
g= h in “harp” (before e and i)
(gemelo, gitano)
N
Before the consonants “b”, “p”, and “v”, the “n” is pronounced like an “m”
(un beso, un vaso, un perro)
Q
Always followed by “u”, it is also pronounced like the “k” in English
b & v
b (be grande or b de burro)
v (ve chica or v de vaca)
W
The “w” like the “k” is a letter borrowed from English. Only found in borrowed words from English.
X
The “x” is like the “j” when intervocalic.
(Mexico, mixe)
Like an “s” when initial.
(Xochimilco)
Y
The “y”, when word-final, acts as a semivowel, that is, it has a sound similar to the vowel “i” (Voy, rey)
When word-initial or intervocalic, it functions as a consonant and sounds like the “y” in English (ya, rayo)
Z
z= s (zapato- sapato)- all cases in America z= th (thapato)- in all cases in Spain
day after tomorrow
pasado mañana
day before yesterday
anteayer
the seasons
las estaciones (la estación)
nonsense
barbaridad
outgoing
extrovertido/a
