Courses / Spanish / Basics, lesson 6

Reading aloud

You know every letter, every sound and every mark. Now put them together: split a word into syllables, find its beat, and read it, even a long word you have never seen. The lesson ends with your first paragraph.

Syllables

How words split

One consonant: with the next vowel

ca·sa · pe·lo · ma·ri·po·sa

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Read new words

Each card shows a word you may never have seen. Pause the player, read it aloud from its spelling, then press Play to hear Lupe or Pedro.

Read it, then hear it

Read, then listen

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A tongue twister

Tres tristes tigres

A classic

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Your first paragraph

Lupe introduces herself

Your first paragraph

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Practice

Question

How many syllables does chocolate have?

Hint
cho · ...
Solution

Four: cho·co·la·te.

Put the syllables of mariposa (butterfly) in order

Click the items in the correct order. Click an item in your answer to move it back.

Available items
Your order

Listen: question 3

Press Play and listen.

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Question

How is the word Pedro said written?

Hint
The g is hard before i, and the r is rolled.
Solution

guitarra: gu keeps the g hard before i (the u is silent), and rr is rolled.

Listen: question 4

Press Play and listen.

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Question

How is the word Lupe said written? It means tomorrow.

Hint
One letter makes the ny sound.
Solution

mañana: the ñ makes the ny sound.

Question

Which split is right for perro (dog)?

Hint
Some pairs of letters never split.
Solution

pe·rro: rr never splits.

Note.

Unit 0 complete. Next, Unit 1: greetings, names and your first conversations.