💎 Module 1

Foundations of Spanish

Building confidence with pronunciation, rhythm, and the core elements of conversation.

🔤 Pronunciation 🎧 Listening Skills 🗣️ Speaking Confidence

💎 Module 1 · Foundations

Lesson 1: Alphabet & Vowel Sounds

In this lesson, you’ll learn the alphabet in Spanish. You'll also meet the five Spanish vowels and learn how they sound in every word, and start building confidence with simple syllables and your first phrases.

🔤 Pronunciation focus 🎧 Listen & repeat 🗣️ First mini-conversation

🎯 Lesson Objectives

Learn the Spanish alphabet.
Master the 5 Spanish vowel sounds.
Understand that Spanish is mostly phonetic (you say what you see).
Break words into syllables correctly.
Pronounce beginner-level words confidently.
Use simple introduction phrases aloud.

🎧 Video Lesson – Spanish Alphabet

Video Block 1: Main Lesson Video
Instructions for learners: Play the Alphabet video once, following along with the table beow. Then listen again and repeat the Spanish alphabet and practice with the table and YoutTube song below. Don't forget to have fun! You're on your way! 🎉

The Alphabet / El Alfabeto

🔤 The Spanish Alphabet (El Alfabeto)

Here are the 27 letters of the Spanish alphabet and how to pronounce each one.

Letter	Pronunciation
A	ah
B	beh
C	seh
D	deh
E	eh
F	eh-feh
G	heh
H	ah-cheh
I	ee
J	hoe-tah
K	kah
L	eh-leh
M	eh-meh
N	eh-neh
Ñ	eh-nyeh
O	oh
P	peh
Q	koo
R	eh-reh
S	eh-seh
T	teh
U	oo
V	veh
W	doh-bleh veh
X	eh-kees
Y	ee-gri-eh-gah
Z	seh-tah

🎧 Video Below: Alphabet pronunciation

Letters with Different Sounds

There are 4 letters that make different sounds than we are used to in English, but always make the same sound. There are also 2 letters that change their sound depending on which letter follows it.

Same Sound Letters	Sound	Example
H	no sound	hola (OH-la)
J	"h”	José (ho-SAY)
Ñ	“ny”	jalapeño (hal-ah-PEH-nyo)
LL	“y”	pollo (POH-yo)

Changing sound Letters	Sound	Example
C followed by i or e (soft C)	“s”	cinco (SEEN-co), cero (SER-oh)
C followed by a, o, or u (hard C)	“k”	Colómbia (ko-LOHM-bee-yah), Cuba (KOO-boh)
G followed by i or e (soft G)	“h”	gente (HEN-tay)
G followed by a, o, or u (hard G)	“hard g”	gato (GAH-toh)

🎧 Audio Lesson – Spanish Vowels

Audio Block 1: Main Lesson Audio
Instructions for learners: Play the vowels audio once. Then listen again and repeat the vowels and practice with the vowel table and Syllable Practice table below. Don't forget to have fun! Some of those syllables are actual Spanish words that you're saying! 🎉

📘 Core Lesson

The 5 Spanish Vowels

In Spanish, vowels always sound the same. Learn these five and you can read almost anything.

Letter	Sound	Example
A	“ah”	casa (CAH-sa)
E	“eh”	mesa (MEH-sa)
I	“ee”	libro (LEE-bro)
O	“oh”	pollo (POH-yo)
U	“oo”	luna (LOO-na)

Syllable Practice

Every syllable has one vowel sound. Practice saying each row smoothly:

ma	me	mi	mo	mu
pa	pe	pi	po	pu
la	le	li	lo	lu