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Spanish Basics

Letters and sounds: how Spanish is written and said, in six lessons.

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6 lessons; the first is free. Or All courses: every course in every language, $9 a month or $59 a year.

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The lessons

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  1. 1The Spanish alphabet
    The 27 letters, their names, a word for each, and how to spell your name aloud.    Free
  2. 2The five vowels
    The five vowels: always short, always the same. Then two vowels side by side.    Plan
  3. 3Consonants that sound different
    The consonants that sound different from English: silent h, j, ñ, ll, rr, b and v, c and z, qu, gu.    Plan
  4. 4Stress and accent marks
    Where the stress falls, when a word takes an accent mark, and marks that change the meaning.    Plan
  5. 5Writing Spanish
    ¿ and ¡, which words take capitals, and how to type á, ñ, ¿ and ¡ on a computer and a phone.    Plan
  6. 6Reading aloud
    Syllables, reading new words from their spelling, a tongue twister, and a first paragraph.    Plan