Back to Basics - Page 2
Medical Spanish for healthcare providers: back to basics - page 2
The letter "ñ" basically sounds as follows:
muñeca, mañana, piña (wrist, morning, pineapple)
The letter "j" sounds like the letter "h" in English.
jabón, jueves, juntos (soap, Thursday, together)
The letter "y" sounds like "j" in English when it begins a word, otherwise it justs sounds like "y" in English.
ya, yo, muy, ley (now, I, very, law)
Another point about accents: Sometimes they are used in a way that puts stress on a word in a sentence, and thereby indicating a different meaning than the word used without the accent.
For example, check out the following sentences:
Sí, eso es cierto. (Yes, that is certain/true.)
Si eso es cierto, no voy. (If that is certain/true, I do not go.)
Tú puedes. (You can.)
Tu hermano puede. (Your brother can.)
Numbers (click each section to hear)
Section A (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10):
uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco, seis, siete, ocho, nueve, diez
once, doce, trece, catorce, quince
dieciséis, diecisiete, dieciocho, diecinueve, veinte
veintiuno, veintidós, veintitrés, veinticuatro, veinticinco
Section E (26,27,28,29,30,31):
veintiséis, veintisiete, veintiocho, veintinueve, treinta, treinta y uno
Days of the Week: el lunes, el martes, el miércoles, el jueves, el viernes, el sábado, el domingo
(Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday) Note: In Spanish, the days of the week are preceded by the article "the," as if to say, "the Monday."
Months: enero, febrero, marzo, abril, mayo, junio, julio, agosto, septiembre, octubre, noviembre, diciembre
(January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December)