Spanish PronunciationThe rules, and why Spanish spelling is so much easier than English.LanguagesFive vowels, each with exactly one sound, everywhere.Vowels — alwaysa – fathere – beti – machineo – oru – fluteConsonantsc before e/i – s (or th in Spain)g before e/i – like Scottish lochj – always that same soundh – always silentll / y – roughly 'y' in yesñ – 'ny' as in canyonRolledrr – always trilledr at the start of a word – trilledr elsewhere – a single tapB and V are pronounced identically in Spanish. Spelling them apart is awritten distinction only.Spanish Pronunciationlearnposters.com
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What’s on the Spanish Pronunciation poster

14 entries in 3 groups.

Five vowels, each with exactly one sound, everywhere.

B and V are pronounced identically in Spanish. Spelling them apart is a written distinction only.

Questions about the Spanish Pronunciation poster

What’s on the Spanish Pronunciation poster?
14 entries in 3 groups. Five vowels, each with exactly one sound, everywhere. Vowels — always: a – father, e – bet, i – machine, o – or, u – flute; Consonants: c before e/i – s (or th in Spain), g before e/i – like Scottish loch, j –…; Rolled: rr – always trilled, r at the start of a word – trilled, r elsewhere – a sing…. B and V are pronounced identically in Spanish. Spelling them apart is a written distinction only.
Who is the Spanish Pronunciation poster for?
Spanish Pronunciation belongs to the Languages section rather than to a school year, because languages is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning spanish can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
When should you use the Spanish Pronunciation poster?
Spanish is nearly phonetic. Learn a dozen rules and you can read anything aloud. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Spanish Pronunciation belongs on the wall where that languages work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with Spanish Pronunciation?
Spanish Accents, Adjective Agreement and Commands sit alongside Spanish Pronunciation in the Languages section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Spanish AccentsAdjective AgreementCommands
Is the Spanish Pronunciation poster free to download and print?
Yes. Spanish Pronunciation downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Languages section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the Spanish Pronunciation poster print at?
Spanish Pronunciation is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Spanish Pronunciation loses nothing.Printing guide

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