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NÚMERO

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•1 uno •2 dos •3 tres •4 cuatro •5 cinco •6 seis •7 siete •8 ocho •0 cero •9 nueve •10 diez

Número de teléfonoNúmero de seguro socialNúmero de licencia de choferDomicilio o direcciónCódigo postalCódigo áreaNúmero de placaNúmero de tarjeta de crédito

WHAT IS A COGNATE?

DEFINITION OF COGNATE 1: of the same or similar nature :

generically alike 2: related by blood; ALSO : related on

the mother's side 3A : related by descent from the same

ancestral language  

PRONUNCIATION

  b (beh “larga” or “grande”) 1 full beat

(behhhhh) v (beh “corta” or “chica”) ½ beat choppy (beh) ll The ll in Spanish is always pronounced like the

English y in yes. Thus, the Spanish word ella (she, her) is pronounced like eh-ya.

ñ The ñ is the same sound as the ny pair in the word canyon. Thus, señor is pronounced like sen-yor.

h The Spanish h is always silent. Thus, hola is

pronounced ola (as in cola without the c).

 R, RR: (EH-REH) SHORT AND CHOPPY WITH ½ BEAT, (EH-RREH)1 1/2 BEATS ELONGATING THE RREHHHHH

r As opposed to the English r, which is

formed in the back of the mouth with the back of the tongue, the Spanish r is formed using the tip of the tongue on the upper palatte, behind the front teeth, more like the English d.

 Ayer comí carne de carnero” – “Carlos es hermano de Fernando”.“Hay que abrir y cerrar esa puerta” – Virgilio cortó las hojas verdes”.“Los martes, Miércoles y viernes hay ejercicios fuertes”.“La risa de Rosa es rara y rústica”. – “Ese carro del ferrocarril es de hierro”.

Pronuncie en alta voz, con claridad y correctión, estas expresiones, especialmente las letras r, rr:

REVISTA DE EXAMEN   adiós - goodbye bien - good, well él - he, him ella - she, her ellas - they (female) ellos - they (male) hola - hello gracias - thank you lo siento - I'm sorry nosotros - us, we (plural) señor - sir, mister señora - madame señorita - miss tú - you (informal) usted - you (formal) ustedes - you (plural, formal) yo - I