SpanishFocus: v and z

D.Grey: Lowdham C of E Primary School

Rules•v is pronounced b

e.g. verde (green) is pronounced

berde

•z is pronounced the.g. taza (cup) is

pronounced tatha

•Now look at these images and the Spanish sentences.

•Try to say the sentence before clicking to reveal the correct pronunciation.

•Try to work out the English translation before clicking again.

•You can listen to the pronunciation again by clicking on the speaker ion.

•Finally try the tongue twisters at the end of this presentation.

Veinte besos

Beinte besos

Twenty kisses

Una via larga

Una bia larga

A long road

Un automóvil

nuevo

Un automobil nuebo

A new car

Un periquitoazul

Un periquito athul

A blue parrot

Luz del sol Luth del sol

Sunlight

Muchos zarzas Muchos tharthas

Many blackberries

Nueve zapatos

Nuebe thapatos

Nine shoes

Unacerbethagrande

Unacerveza grande

A large beer

A green apple

Una manzana

verde

Una manthana

berde

El vino vino, pero el vino no vino vino. El vino vino vinagre.

The wine came, but the wine didn't come as wine. The wine came as vinegar

Zaca er zaco de za ar zo pa que ze zeque. Take the sack of salt out into the sun so

that it can dry.

This tongue twister comes from Andalusia and therefore may be pronounced in the Andalucian dialect.