LanguagesSpanish foundations25 min★★ difficulty

Spanish sounds and introductions

Spanish sound-spelling is consistent, which makes careful reading aloud a powerful learning tool.

Lesson overview

What you'll learn in this lesson

Understand and respond to spoken and written Spanish

Key learning points

• Five clear vowels
• Introduce yourself

This lesson at a glance

25 minutes
13 parts to scroll through
3 quick checks
Marked quiz at the end
Gentle pace: short sittings with pauses

Words to know

respondspokenwrittenspanishvowels

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Spanish sounds and introductions

Spanish sound-spelling is consistent, which makes careful reading aloud a powerful learning tool.

In a nutshell

Understand and respond to spoken and written Spanish

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Learn

Five clear vowels

Spanish vowels stay stable: a as in casa, e in mesa, i in sí, o in no and u in tú. The letter h is silent.

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Introduce yourself

Me llamo… gives your name, tengo trece años gives your age, and vivo en… says where you live. Ask ¿Cómo te llamas? and ¿Dónde vives?

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Stretch, get a drink, look out of the window. There is no timer and nothing is counting down — your place is saved, so you can come back in five minutes or tomorrow.

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Quick check

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Quick check

How is Spanish h usually pronounced?

Give me a hint

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Quick check

What does 'Me llamo…' introduce?

Give me a hint

Quick check

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Quick check

Which asks where someone lives?

Give me a hint

Reset break

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Pause

That's sitting 2 of 3 done

Stretch, get a drink, look out of the window. There is no timer and nothing is counting down — your place is saved, so you can come back in five minutes or tomorrow.

Stop here for now

Challenge round

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Game · Sort it

Which of these are true?

Drag each card into the right column. Tap a card first if dragging is fiddly.

True

Not true

Challenge round

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Game · Fill the gaps

Finish the sentences

Choose the word that belongs in each gap.

____ vowels stay stable: a as in casa, e in mesa, i in sí, o in no and u in tú.

Challenge round

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Game · Recall cards

How is Spanish h usually pronounced?

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Mastery quiz

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Marked quiz

End of lesson quiz: Spanish sounds and introductions

3 questions, marked with the reasoning shown. No timer.

1. How is Spanish h usually pronounced?
2. What does 'Me llamo…' introduce?
3. Which asks where someone lives?

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