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- uno
- dos
- tres
- cuatro
- cinco
- seis
- siete
- ocho
- nueve
- diez
- one
- two
- three
- four
- five
- six
- seven
- eight
- nine
- ten
- face
- The word inglés rhymes with
- glue
- The vowel u rhymes with
- Joe
- If you see an o it rhymes with
- what
- If there was a word in spanish spelled uat it would sound like
- he
- The word si rhymes with
- yah
- Two L's together followed by an a (lla) sound like
- gay
- The letters e and i together (ei) rhyme with
- yellow
- ie is pronounced like the beginning of the word
- say
- ce sounds like
- me
- ci rhymes with
- bra
- The letters ua rhymes with
- way
- The letters ue sound like
- ehyee
- The letters ei sound like
- ee-yay
- The letters ie sound like the word
- PRONOUNCIATION
- In Spanish, the vowel e is spoken like the ay in the english word play.
- The word tres (3 in spanish), would therefore be pronounced like the
- english word trays (the waiter brought 5 trays). The vowel u, rhymes
- with you. The vowel o, in spanish, is like in the english word toe.
- When you see the letters ua together, pronounce them like the wha in
- the english word, what. The vowel i, when combined with a consonant, like
- in the spanish word for yes, si, rhymes with see or bee or me. By putting
- together some of these rules, you can see how the word seis, or 6, is
- pronounced (say-ees). Pronounce the letters lla as yah.
- PROUNOUNCIATION
- When you encounter the vowels ie together, you should pronounce them
- like the ye in yes or in the spanish word for 10 = diez (dee-yay-z). The
- letters ce or ci, when found together sound like the english words say
- and see ,respectively. The word for eleven is once (ohn-say).
- Lets review what we have learned- Spanish English
- ua wah
- ue way
- ie ee-yay
- ei ehyee
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