¡Con brío! - PROGRAM SAMPLER

P-4 Letter Name Pronunciation Examples o o Like the o in more. oro, doctor p pe Same as in English. paso, piso q cu Same as in English. (It occurs only in the combinations que and qui , where the u is silent.) pequeño, arquitecto r ere, erre Single r at the beginning of a word and double r ( rr ) in the middle of a word are trilled. reloj, rojo perro, carro Otherwise, as tt and dd in bitter and ladder. puro, caro s ese Same as in English. salsa, seis t te Same as in English. teléfono, tímido u u Like the u in true or the oo in too. único, usar v uve* Spanish b and v are pronounced the same. Like English b , but stronger at the beginning of a word or sentence and after n . vista, vosotros enviar Softer in other positions (between vowels). ceviche, aventura w doble uve* Like Spanish u . (Used only in words of foreign origin.) whisky, walkman x equis Between vowels, like ks in thanks. examen, boxeo Before a consonant or at the beginning of a word, like s or ks . excelente, extraño xenofobia, xilófono (In words like Texas and México, pronounced like j .) mexicano y ye* Stronger than y in yesterday. yo, yuca At the end of a word, pronounced like i. muy, soy z zeta Like s. zapato, jerez In some regions of Spain, like th in thanks. zapato, jerez *In the last meeting of the members of the twenty-two Academies of the Spanish Language (November 2010) that is the way it was decided to call the letters v, w, and ye . D. Práctica Read each of the following words, paying special attention to the consonants. Don’t forget to stress each word on the right syllable. Begin after you hear ¡Adelante! After you read each word, listen for confirmation. casa dedo gato hotel luna año queso Ramón violeta zapato cero Dinamarca gente historia llama maña quince risa brócoli Sandra costa nido gitano Jalisco calle niñera chiquito caro vestido zumo cinco soldado guerra Juan llamar dueño carro bicicleta secreto silencio guitarra pero celestial bilingüe