How do you read the Spanish language

Question

Basically the way you write it.

I found most of my students once they get the hang of it on the sounds of each letter ...off they go.

Answer 1

As much as we hated diagramming sentences in elementary school, it really does help with reading comprehension in foreign languages as well. Read slowly, identify the nouns and adjectives. What words do you recognize? What words are foreign to you? What can you put together from your contextual clues? It's like relearning to read similarly to your elementary years. And know that... YES, YOU CAN DO THIS!

Answer 2

Hello! I assume that you mean reading out loud, or pronouncing it. Spanish-speaking children are taught to read by breaking words into syllable groups, so a word such as "alfabeto" would be seen as AL-FA-BE-TO. You just need to know the sounds of the 5 vowels to get started (plus a few consonants such as G, H, and J). It is way easier to understand with a demo, so here is a SUPER good (and fun) example of how children are taught on this YouTube video (in the 2nd half, at 2:00, after the alphabet part) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LT9ltzFJTQ

Answer 3

I have to agree with what was mentioned above. If you learn the sound of each letter and some basic rules, it can be read easily. All it takes is a little time to know the sounds.

Answer 4

You should begin slow at first, especially if your Spanish-speaking skills are at the beginning level. There is never any shame in taking things slow! In the absence of any accent symbols, you can assume that while reading a particular word, you will not experience any interruptions. So, break each word into 3 or so "pieces", and ensure that you can properly enunciate each part. Then, put them together, and say the word. The same continues for the rest of the words and phrases that appear in a specific passage.

Answer 5

Hello! This is an excellent question. While learning Spanish myself, once you get the hang of the sounds, Spanish is not difficult to read.

The reason for this is because Spanish is a phonetic language. This means that the letter used to spell the words, are almost exactly the same sounds that you produce. I would like to refer you to this website for a complete guide to the sounds found in Spanish. ¡Ojo! Spanish is the official language of 21 countries! Thse countries use a different Spanish, called dialects. For example, in Spain the 'beer' is pronounced "there-vay-tha" while in Mexico, it would be pronounced: "Sair-vay-sa". https://www.mimicmethod.com/spanish-pronunciation-ultimate-guide/

For a more academic article outlining the articulatory phonetics of the Spanish language, I would like to refer you to the article by Claudia S. Salcedo in the Revista de Lingüística y Lenguas Aplicadas. http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.943.8083&rep=rep1&type=pdf

Let me know if you have any questions. ¡Suerte!

Answer 6

Correct. You break it in syllables. That also will help identify were you need to put the “tilde”

Answer 7

We read Spanish by pronouncing well. I always tell any new students of mine that Spanish is a 'transparent' language. What you see is almost always what you get. (WYSI almost always WYG!). Spanish vowels are open and bright and sound like this:

1. A as in not
2. E as in red
3. I as in see
4. O as in Oklahoma
5. U as in truth

If we form our vowels correctly and practice reading ahead for greater fluency, our Spanish pronunciation will be accurate and our reading will be exemplary. Feel free to reach out to me if you need more clarification or if you'd like me to write a song about it! (I've been known to do that!)