SPANISH........................................PRONOUNCE IT...............................ENGLISH
.......................................................(Emphasis
on bold-faced syllable)
Los días de la semana:....................................
lohs-dee-ahs deh lah seh-mah-nah ...................The
days of the week:
domingo, lunes* ............................................doh-meen-goh,
loo-nes .....................................Sunday, Monday
martes, miércoles...........................................
mar-tes, mee-ehr-koh-les .................................Tuesday,
Wednesday
jueves, viernes, sábado ..................................hweh-vehs,
vyer-nes, sah-bah-doh ...................Thursday,
Friday, Saturday
* Days of the week are not capitalized in Spanish
¿Qué día es hoy? .............................................keh
dee-ah ess oy? ..........................................What
day is today?
Hoy es domingo. ............................................oy
ess doh-meen-goh ......................................Today
is Sunday.
Practice makes perfect! Every day this week ask a friend, ¿Qué
día es hoy?, and have him reply with the correct day.
A brief review: Can you say these sentences in Spanish?
ENGLISH ...................................SPANISH
The weather is good today........... Hoy hace buen tiempo.
I like summer very much. ...........Me gusta mucho el verano.
What time is it?............................¿Qué
horas son? or ¿Qué hora es?
Do you like coffee? .....................¿Le gusta el café?
I need to buy a shirt. ....................Necesito comprar una
camisa.