Spanish for Emergency Responders 1.1 Alphabet
Terms
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A
[ah] -
"a" in "mama"
ayuda [ah-YOO-thah]
(help) -
ai
[ay] -
"i" in "ire"
aire [AY-reh]
(air) -
B
[beh] -
"b" in "boy"
bombero [bohm-BEH-roh]
(firefighter) -
ce
[seh] -
"ce" in "cent"
incendio [een-SEHN-dyoh]
(fire) -
ci
[see] -
"see" in "seen"
policia [poh-lee-SEE-ah] (police) -
ca
[kah] -
"co" in "cop"
rescate [reh-SKAH-teh] (rescue) -
co
[koh] -
"co" in "cold"
corra [KOH-rrah] (run) -
cu
[koo] -
"coo" in "cool"
culpable [kool-PAH-bleh] (guilty) -
cu + VOWEL
[kw] -
"qu" in "queen"
cuello [KWEH-yoh] (collar) -
c + CONSONANT
[k] -
"c" in "clap"
clase [KLAH-seh] (class) -
cc
[ks] -
"cc" in "access"
accidente [ahk-see-THEhn-teh] (accident) -
ch
[sheh] -
"ch" in "cheese"
escuche [eh-SKOO-cheh] (listen) -
d (at the beginning)
[d] -
"d" in "dare"
dolor [doh-LOHR] (pain) -
d (between vowels)
[th] -
"th" in "father"
nada [NAH-thah] (nothing) -
d (at end)
[th] -
"th" in "father"
cuidad [see-o-thahth] (city) -
e
[eh] -
"e" in "bet"
enfermo [ehn-FEHR-moh] (sick) -
f
[EH-feh] -
"f" in "father"
foto [FOH-toh] (photo) -
g
[heh] -
"he" in "help"
gente [HEHN-teh] (people) -
gi
[hee] -
"he" in "hero"
gigante [hee-GAHN-teh] -
ga
[gah] -
"ga" in "garage"
garaje [gah-RAH-heh] (garage) -
go
[goh] -
"go" in "go"
golpe [GOHL-peh] (blow) -
gu
[goo] -
"goo" in "goose"
gusano [goo-SAH-noh] (worm) -
gue
[geh] -
"gue" in "guess"
guerra [GEH-rrah] (war) -
gui
[gee] -
"gee" in "geese"
guitarra [gee-TAH-rrah] (guitar) -
g + CONSONANT
[g[ -
"g" in "grab"
gracias [GRAH-syahs] (thanks) -
h
[AH-cheh] -
silent
hombre [OHM-breh] (man) -
i
[ee] -
"e" in "be"
ingle's [een-GLEHS] (English) -
ia
[yah] -
"ya" in "yacht"
estudiante [eh-stoo-DYAHN-teh] (student) -
ie
[yeh] -
"ye" in "yet"
quien [kyehn] (who) -
io
[yoh] -
"yo" in "yoga"
nacio'n [nah-SYOHN] (nation) -
j
[HOH-tah] -
"h" in "hot"
ojo [OH-hoh] (eye) -
k (found only in foreign words)
[kah] -
"k" in "kilo"
kilo [KEE-loh] (kilo) -
l
[EH-leh] -
"l" in "lip"
luz [loos] (light) -
ll
[EH-yeh] -
"y" in "yes"
llamo [YAH-moh] (I call) -
m
[EH-meh] -
"m" in "map"
mano [MAH-noh] (hand) -
n
[EH-neh] -
"n" in "net"
nombre [NOHM-breh] (name) -
n~
[EH-nyeh] -
"ny" in "canyon"
nin~o [NEE-nyoh] (child) -
o
[oh] -
"o" in "open"
oreja [oh-REH-hah] (ear) -
p
[peh] -
"p" in "pin"
pie [pyeh] (foot) -
q [koo]
qu [k] -
"k" in "key"
aqui [ah-KEE] (here) -
r
[EH-reh} -
trilled "r"
gracias [GRAH-syahs] (thanks) -
r (at the beginning)
[EH-reh] -
very trilled "r"
rojo [RROH-hoh] (red) -
rr
[EH-reh] -
very trilled "rr"
perro [PEH-rroh] (dog) -
s
[EH-seh] -
"s" in "see"
sen~or [seh-NYOHR] (sir) -
s before m
[z] -
"s" in "trees"
mismo [MEEZ-moh] (same) -
s before d
[z] -
"s" in "trees"
desde [DEHZ-deh] (since) -
t
[teh] -
"t" in "tooth"
tra'fico [TRAH-fee-koh] (traffic) -
u
[oo] -
"oo" in "boot"
tu' [too] (you) -
ua
[wah] -
"wa" in "wad"
guapo [GWAH-poh] (handsome) -
ue
[weh] -
"we" in "wet"
cuerpo [KWEHR-poh] (body) -
ui
[wee] -
"wee" in "weed"
cuidado [kwee-THAH-thoh]
([be] careful) -
uo
[woh] -
"wo" in "woke"
cuota [KWOH-tah] (quota) -
v
[beh] -
"b" in "boy"
victima [BEEK-tee-mah] (victim) -
w
[DOH-bleh-oo] -
"w" in "win"
whisky [WEE-skee] (whiskey) -
x
[EH-kees] -
"ks" in "books"
sexto [SEHKS-toh] (sixth) -
y (as a consonant)
[y] -
"y" in "yes"
ya [yah] (already, now) -
y (as a vowel)
[ee] -
"ee" in "heel"
whiskey [WEE-skee] (whiskey) -
z
[SEH-tah] -
"s" in "see"
comenzar [koh-mehn-SAHR]
(to begin)