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Lessons for English speakers

Learn to read Spanish

A short, active path into reading Spanish: five vowels that never move, nine real words decoded before the alphabet, ser against estar, the verb ending that replaces the pronoun, and two short stories before your first book.

13 core sections · ≈ 34 min + 3 optional lookups · ≈ 50 min with everything
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Read nine real words from that one table

≈ 1 min
What you'll learn
  • The table you just read is all you need: these nine words use nothing else.
  • Each hint names the one letter likely to catch you.
  • Two of the nine carry a written accent. Read the marked beat loudest; the next section explains it.

Nine words for the two stories

Say the word aloud — one beat per vowel. Then reveal, say it again, move on.

  1. hola

    The first letter is not said.

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    holaOH-lah“hello”
  2. casa

    c in front of a is k. Two beats.

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    casaKAH-sah“house”
  3. noche

    ch is church, and the final e is said.

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    nocheNOH-cheh“night”
  4. bosque

    qu is k and the u is silent.

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    bosqueBOHS-keh“forest”
  5. zorro

    z is s, and rr is rolled.

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    zorroSOH-rroh“fox”
  6. pájaro

    j is the rasped h. The mark on the a says that beat is the loud one.

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    pájaroPAH-hah-roh“bird”
  7. lluvia

    ll is y, v is b, and ia is one beat.

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    lluviaYOO-byah“rain”
  8. agua

    gu in front of a is a hard g with the u sounding as w.

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    aguaAH-gwah“water”
  9. ratón

    An r that starts a word is rolled, and the marked beat is the loud one.

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    ratónrrah-TOHN“mouse”