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Spanish vocabulary A1: Reading and pronunciation

A1 Catalogue 12 cards

The Spanish sounds and spellings an English speaker reads differently: j, ll and y, ñ, r and rr, z, the pure vowels a, e, i and u, the final e, b and v, qu, the silent h and the written accent. Each sound is heard in a word, then recognised by ear and on the page. Nothing is typed.

12 Spanish words at level A1, with their translation.

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EspañolEnglish
j, ge, gi [x]
ll, y [ʝ]
ñ [ɲ]
r / rr [ɾ] / [r]
z, ce, ci [θ]
a / e [a] / [e]
i / u [i] / [u]
-e [e]
b, v [b]
qu [k]
h ∅
é [e]

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