Understanding Spanish Digraphs
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In addition to the individual letters contained in the Spanish alphabet, in the language there is
They use digraphs, which are a set of two letters that represent a single sound.
Digraphs Lowercase Uppercase Examples of digraphs:
Digraph ch Ch Chocolate / Monkey
Digraph ll Ll Plain / Key
Digraph rr Rr Run / Barrel
Digraph gu Gu War
Digraph qu Qu Pool / Cheese
Vowels
The vowels are the letters that sound like themselves without the need to include another sound.
vocal as is the case with consonants, for this reason, in words they form the nucleus of the
syllables, facilitating pronunciation
The vowels are 5;
in lowercase; a / e / i / o / u
IN CAPITAL LETTERS; A / E / I / O / U
To better understand the vowels, the following table shows the characteristics of
las vocales, incluyendo su escritura mayúscula, minúscula, ejemplos y su pronunciación.
Vowels Lowercase Uppercase Examples Sound
Vocal a A Car (a)
Vocal e E Listen (e)
Vocal i I Imagine (i)
Vocal o O Caterpillar (o)
Vocal u U Untar (u)
In the following image are all the vowels of Spanish in uppercase, divided by
colors, ideal as a vowel image for children.
At the same time, the vowels are divided into two parts according to their phonetics:
Types of vowels; strong or open and weak or closed:
Strong or open vowels
Son a / e / o. They are called that because their pronunciation requires a greater opening.
from the mouth.
Weak or closed vowels
Son They are called that because their pronunciation almost does not require the opening of the
mouth.
Diphthongs
Some words use two vowels, generally one closed and one open, when this
they are called diphthongs.
Example
Consonants
The alphabet is divided into two parts according to the sound assigned to a letter, there are the
vowels that have the same sound and there are the consonants whose sound includes one or more
vowels so that they can be pronounced.
In the Spanish language, there are 22 consonants, which are as follows;
BCDFGHJKLMNÑPQRSTVWXYZ
Example;
The vowel 'A' is pronounced (a).
The consonant 'B' is pronounced as (be); note that the pronunciation includes the vowel (e)
besides the consonant.
Cons May Min Pronoun
onant usc usc nciaci
it ula ula on
LETTER
A B b (be)
LETTER
A C c (it)
LETR
A D d
LETTER
A F f (efe)
LETTER
A G g (ge)
LETTER (hach
A H h e)
LETTER
A J j (jota)
LETTER
A K k
LETTER
A L l (he)
LETTER
A M m (eme)
LETTER
A N n (ene)
LETTER
A Ñ ñ (eñe)
LETTER
A P p (pe)
LETTER
A Q q (with)
LETTER
A R r (this)
LETTER
A S s (that)
LETTER
A T t (you)
LETTER
A V v (eye)
LETTER (double
A W u)
LETTER (x
A X x )
LETTER
A Y y (ye)
LETTER
A Z z (zeta)
Uppercase Letters
Capital letters, different in size and stroke, represent the same sounds as the
lowercase letters, but they are used in a text to emphasize their demarcating function. They are
much less used than lowercase letters and have a spelling regulation that must be respected
in its use.
Use of uppercase letters;
The initial of every proper noun, the first letter of every writing, is written in uppercase.
paragraph, as well as the text that follows a (.) period.
Alphabet in uppercase letters;
The uppercase letters of the alphabet in the Spanish language are:
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNÑOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Image of the alphabet in uppercase letters;
Lowercase Letters
Lowercase letters are all those that have a size smaller than that of uppercase letters and that
they are used as a simple way to quickly write text, unlike uppercase letters
they do not emphasize the beginning of a paragraph or the indication of a proper name.
The distinction between uppercase and lowercase letters is only in size and stroke, and they do not have
changes in the pronunciation of the language.
Alphabet in lowercase letters;
The lowercase letters of the alphabet in the Spanish language are:
abcdefghijklmnñopqrstuvwxyz
Image of the alphabet in lowercase letters;
Italic letters
Also known as handwritten or letter style; italics is a style of writing very
beautiful and can be used for any occasion. The definition comes from the Latin 'curro' which
it means to run and denotes the main characteristic of italic letters, which is to write quickly.
The differences of italic letters are their slant to the right, the size and the
continuation of the stroke that allows writing words without separating the hand.
Italic letters can create confusion and their use is decreasing because of their
teaching has been replaced by printed letters that
