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Sp Demystified Ch 1
Introduction & Talking About People and Things
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| arrogante | arrogant |
| especial | special |
| horrible | horrible |
| ideal | ideal |
| liberal | liberal |
| natural | natural |
| normal | normal |
| el actor | the actor |
| el chocolate | the chocolate |
| el debate | the debate |
| el doctor | the doctor |
| el enigma | the mystery/puzzle |
| el error | the error |
| el honor | the honor |
| absorber | to absorb |
| adoptar | to adopt |
| calcular | to calculate |
| decidir | to decide |
| evaluar | to evaluate |
| facilitar | to facilitate |
| imaginar | to imagine |
| popular | popular |
| radical | radical |
| sensual | sensual |
| la idea | the idea |
| el mapa | the map |
| la radio | the radio |
| limitar | to limit |
| organizar | to organize |
| utilizar | to utilize |
| actual | current |
| asistir | to attend |
| la carpeta | file folder |
| comer | to eat |
| el compromiso | commitment, duty |
| constipado | cold (sick not freo) |
| embarazada | preagnant |
| la libreria | the book store |
| la ropa | clothing |
| sensible (sp) | sensitive |
| el vaso | drinking glass |
| False Cognates | Words written similarly in english and Spanish but with different meanings. |
| sound of a | as in father / gato |
| sound of e | as in met / tres |
| sound of i | as in seek / mito |
| sound of o | as in smoke / ropa |
| sound of u | as in food / nudo |
| When is u silent | after q and in the groupings gue and gui / queso, guerra |
| sound of u with am amulet (two dots) | pronounce / verguenza, pinguino |
| gato | cat |
| sabado | Saturday |
| Panama | Panama |
| este | this |
| tres | three |
| mente | mind |
| mito | myth |
| hilo | thread |
| instinto | instinct |
| solo | only |
| ropa | clothing |
| cosa | thing |
| nudo | knot |
| uno | one |
| guerra | war |
| verguenza | shame |
| moto | motorcycle |
| anda | walk |
| sangre | blood |
| modelo | model |
| octubre | October |
| intestino | intestine |
| Dipthong weak vowels | i, u and sometimes y |
| Dipthong strong vowels | a, e, o |
| Rule for pronouncing dipthongs | Stress the strong vowel unless accent present / aire , pausa, agua |
| aire | aire |
| hoy | today |
| oiga | listen |
| pausa | pause |
| fiel | faithful |
| Rule for pronouncing diphthongs when two strong vowels | Stress the second vowel / marea, feo, aorta / treated as separate syllables |
| marea | tide |
| feo | ugly |
| aorta | aorta |
| museo | museum |
| suerte | luck |
| nieto | grandchild |
| cuidado | careful / caution |
| medio | half |
| europeo | European |
| real | real / royal |
| Hard b / v | at beginning of word or after m or n, pursed / vida, bola, ambos |
| vida | life |
| bola | ball |
| ambos | both |
| Soft b / v | everywhere else, lips barely touching / saber, nave |
| saber | to know |
| nave | ship |
| Soft C | s sound, in front of vowels e & i / centro, cima, acido |
| Hard C | k sound, everywhere else / clima, carta, vaca |
| clima | climate |
| carta | letter |
| vaca | cow |
| centro | center |
| cima | top/ summit |
| acido | acid / acidic |
| hard d | top of teeth, beginning of word or after n or l / dolor, andar |
| soft d | just between teeth, "th" sound / between vowels and the end of a word / adulto, Madrid |
| dolor | pain |
| andar | to walk |
| adulto | adult |
| hard g | everywhere not soft / gato, gol, guia |
| gol | goal |
| guia | guide |
| soft g | throaty h sound / in front of vowels e & i / gente, agil |
| gente | people |
| agil | agile |
| sound of h | always silent |
| sound of j | liker throaty h |
| caja | box |
| jabon | soap |
| reloj | watch |
| sound of ll | y |
| lluvia | rain |
| millon | million |
| amarillo | yellow |
| sound of n with tilde | ny |
| bano | bathroom |
| ano | year |
| senora | lady / madam |
| Strong R | rolled strongly towards front of tongue / beginning of word, after l,n, or s, or when doubled / rana, perro |
| rana | frog |
| perro | dog |
| arriba | above, up |
| Soft r | rolled once / similar to d in ladder / in middle and end of a word / mar, pero, claro |
| Pronunciation of S & Z | always like s in see |
| sol | sun |
| sapatos | shoes |
| diez | ten |
| pronounciation of X | generally "ks" sound but can be "h" sound, exito |
| exito | success |
| examen | exam |
| Sound of "y" | similar to english y |
| ayer | yesterday |
| playa | beach |
| hielo | ice |
| cuando | when |
| aguila | eagle |
| vocal | vowel |
| consonante | consonant |
| maquillaje | make up |
| gerente | manager |
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