Table of Contents Introduction to Spanish 4 Book Guide 5 Let’s Learn Spanish 6 Phrases to Know 22 Colors 23 Numbers 23 Index 24 To Learn More 24 car carro KAH-roh
Introduction to Spanish Where Is Spanish Spoken Spanish is spoken in countries around the world such as Mexico Puerto Rico Spain Cuba Dominican Republic and many countries in Central and South America How It Differs from English The Spanish language uses the same alphabet as English But it has an additional letter It is the ñ the ny sound The symbol above the ñ is called a tilde There are special sounds for ll the y sound and rr a rolled r Unlike the English language the h is silent Accents Accent marks in Spanish are written over the vowels á é í ó and ú They tell the reader which syllable should be emphasized You can speak Spanish too Let’s learn
Book Guide This book follows Alma during a typical day She speaks Spanish We will learn what her family members teachers and friends are called in Spanish We will also learn the Spanish words for common items we see and use every day There are three labels for each word The first is the English word The second is the Spanish word The third is how we pronounce or say it The stressed syllable is in uppercase English clock reloj rreh-LOHH pronunciation Spanish 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 12
