Spanish Letters & Numbers Renee Wann

Agenda Introduction to Spanish Alphabet Numbers in Spanish Pronunciation Fill in the Blanks

Introduction The Spanish alphabet is remarkably similar to the one we English speakers know and learned as kindergarteners. The only difference is that the Spanish alphabet has four additional letters. You will also become familiar with how numbers are pronounced in Spanish.

Spanish Alphabet

Spotlight on the new letters The four letters that are unique to the Spanish alphabet are: rr E-rre ch cheh ll EH-yeh ñ EH-nyeh Practice saying these letters out loud. It may take a while to get the hang of trilling the double-r.

Spanish Alphabet Video Here is a link to a fun video that plays the alphabet song in Spanish to help you with pronunciation and memorization of the letters. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1DyAhNNsqQ

Spanish Numbers Here is a chart with the numbers 0-40. In addition, the chart includes numbers by tens from 50-100. Finally numbers are listed by the hundreds from 100-1,000.

Spanish Numbers Video Click on the link below to see a video for a Spanish number lesson. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVyUMBmfDiY This will aid in pronunciation so feel free to say the numbers out loud!

Activities In the following slides we will work on activities related to the alphabet and numbers in Spanish.

Letter Pronunciation Say the following vowels out loud: a – ah e – ay i – ee o – oh u – oo

Fun with Numbers Answer the following questions by writing the number out in Spanish. Post the answers in the fun with numbers forum. If you have three dogs then adopt two cats, how many animals do you have? What is your phone number? If your daughter is 25 , how old will she be next year? What is the current national debt of the U.S.A.?

Assessment There is a five question, multiple-choice quiz that covers the letters and numbers you learned in this tutorial. You have two opportunities to submit the quiz. You must receive a score of at least 80% to pass. The results will be automatically sent to the Human Resources department to be inserted into your personnel file as proof of completion.