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First Spanish Reader
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bilingual for speakers of English
Language Practice Publishing
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Proofreading and narration Nuria Hernandez
Editor-in-chief Vadim Zubakhin
2010©Language Practice Publishing
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Table of contents
Spanish Alphabet.............................................................................................................................. 5
First Spanish Reader Elementary......................................................................................................... 9
Chapter 1............................................................................................................................................ 10
Mike has a dog ............................................................................................................................... 11
Chapter 2............................................................................................................................................ 13
They live in Puerto Vallarta ........................................................................................................... 13
Chapter 3............................................................................................................................................ 15
Are they Mexicans?........................................................................................................................ 15
Chapter 4............................................................................................................................................ 18
Can you help, please?..................................................................................................................... 19
Chapter 5............................................................................................................................................ 21
Mike lives in México now.............................................................................................................. 22
Chapter 6............................................................................................................................................ 24
Mike has many friends ................................................................................................................... 25
Chapter 7............................................................................................................................................ 27
José buys a bike.............................................................................................................................. 28
Chapter 8............................................................................................................................................ 29
Linda wants to buy a new DVD ..................................................................................................... 30
Chapter 9............................................................................................................................................ 31
Kazuki listens to American songs .................................................................................................. 32
Chapter 10.......................................................................................................................................... 34
Kazuki buys textbooks on design................................................................................................... 35
Chapter 11.......................................................................................................................................... 37
Mike wants to earn some money (part 1) ....................................................................................... 38
Chapter 12.......................................................................................................................................... 40
Mike wants to earn some money (part 2) ....................................................................................... 41
It is time to go to college ................................................................................................................ 42
First Spanish Reader Pre-Intermediate .............................................................................................. 43
Chapter 13.......................................................................................................................................... 44
The name of the hotel..................................................................................................................... 45
Chapter 14.......................................................................................................................................... 46
Aspirin ............................................................................................................................................ 47
Chapter 15.......................................................................................................................................... 49
Mary and kangaroo......................................................................................................................... 50
Chapter 16.......................................................................................................................................... 52
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Parachutists..................................................................................................................................... 53
Chapter 17.......................................................................................................................................... 56
Turn the gas off! ............................................................................................................................. 57
Chapter 18.......................................................................................................................................... 59
A job agency................................................................................................................................... 60
Chapter 19.......................................................................................................................................... 62
José and Mike wash the truck (part 1)............................................................................................ 63
Chapter 20.......................................................................................................................................... 65
José and Mike wash the truck (part 2)............................................................................................ 66
Chapter 21.......................................................................................................................................... 68
A lesson .......................................................................................................................................... 69
Chapter 22.......................................................................................................................................... 71
Kazuki works at a publishing house ............................................................................................... 72
Chapter 23.......................................................................................................................................... 75
Cat rules.......................................................................................................................................... 76
Chapter 24.......................................................................................................................................... 78
Team work...................................................................................................................................... 79
Chapter 25.......................................................................................................................................... 82
Mike and José are looking for a new job........................................................................................ 83
Chapter 26.......................................................................................................................................... 88
Applying to “Noticias Puerto Vallarta”......................................................................................... 89
Chapter 27.......................................................................................................................................... 93
The police patrol (part 1) ................................................................................................................ 94
Chapter 28.......................................................................................................................................... 98
The police patrol (part 2) ................................................................................................................ 99
Chapter 29........................................................................................................................................ 103
School for Foreigner Students (SFS) and au pair ......................................................................... 104
Spanish-English dictionary........................................................................................................... 107
English-Spanish dictionary........................................................................................................... 122
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Spanish Alphabet (alfabeto español)
Letter
Name
IPA
A
a
/a/
B
be
/b/
C
CH
ce
che
/k/, /θ/ /tS/
D
de
/d/
E
e
/e/
F
efe
/f/
G
ge
/g/, /x/
N
ene
/n/
Ñ
eñe
/J /
O
o
/o/
P
pe
/p/
X
equis
/x/, /ks/
Y
i griega
/i/
Z
zeta
/θ/
IPA
J
K
jota ka
/x/ /k/
L
ele
/l/
LL M
elle eme
/¦/ /m/
Letter
Name
IPA
R
S
erre ese
/r/ /s/
T
te
/t/
U
u
/u/
Letter
Name
V
W
uve doble uve
/b/
/gw/
H
I
hache i
silent /i/
Q
cu
/k/
The letters “ch” (che), “ll” (elle) and “rr” (erre) were included in the official Spanish alphabet.
However in 1994 the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) decreed that these letters would no longer be
treated as separate letters in dictionaries.
Spanish is a syllable-timed language. This means each syllable is given the same amount of time for
pronunciation. Stressed syllables are treated in the same manner. They are not given more or less
time to enunciate. Words ending with a vowel or "s" have the stress placed on the next-to-last
syllable. Words ending in consonants (other than "s") are stressed on the last syllable. Phonetics can
be determined from the spelling of words.
Spanish makes use of diacritics, or accents, to distinguish letters, words with the same spelling but
different meaning and assist with pronunciation. The tilde (~) is placed over the "ñ" to differentiate
it from "n". Acute accents (´) determine syllable stresses, pronunciation and meanings of words.
The dieresis is placed over the "ü" when it is used in the combinations of "güe" and "güi" to indicate
the "ü" is not silent.
Inverted question and exclamations marks are placed at the beginning and with regular punctuation
marks at the end of interrogative statements or questions (i.e. "What is your name?" is punctuated in
Spanish as "¿cuál es su nombre?"). These punctuation marks distinguish between questions and
statements, which are sometimes written with the exact same words.
The letters "k" and "w" are not found in native Spanish words. They exist only in loan words.
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The letter "c" is pronounced as a "k" if it is followed by an "a", "o" or "u" and with an "s" sound if
an "i" or "e" is next. A "g" followed by "a", "o" or "u" is pronounced as a "hard g", while a "g"
followed by an "i" or "e" are articulated as a "soft g".
The letter "h" is always silent in Spanish. "Ch" is treated as one letter and the sound values are
never divided. "Q" is always accompanied by a "u" and pronounced as a "k".
A word beginning with an "r" is always spelled with a singular "r". If the letter "r" is contained
within the word, it is always spelled as a doubled consonant, "rr".
"V" is enunciated as a soft "b". The letter "z" is only placed in front of the vowels "a", "o" and "u".
If a word ending with a "z" requires pluralizing and, consequently, the "z" is followed by an "i" or
"e", the "z" changes to a "c" and is pronounced with an "s" sound.
Pronunciation of European Spanish
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b = [β] between vowels, [b] elsewhere
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c = [θ] before i or e, [k] elsewhere
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d = [ð] between vowels, [d] elsewhere
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g = [x] before i or e, [g] or [ɣ] elsewhere
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gu = [g] before i or e, [gw] elsewhere
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gü only appears before i or e
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n = [ŋ] before g, x and k, [n] elsewhere. At the ends of words n = [ŋ] or [n]
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r = [ɾ] between vowels and in consonant clusters such as br, pr and tr, [r] elsewhere
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At the ends of words and syllables s often not pronounced, e.g. peces = /'peθes/ in northern
Spain, /'peθeh/ in central Spain, /'peseh/ in southern Spain, and /'pesε/ in the southeast of
Spain.
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v = [β] between vowels, [b] elsewhere
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w appears only in loanwords
Pronunciation of Spanish in Latin America
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Vowels are the same as European Spanish.
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c = [s] before i or e, but [k] elsewhere
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g = [x] (or [h] in some countries) before i or e, [g] or [ɣ] elsewhere
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gu = [g] before i or e, but [gw] elsewhere
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ll = [j] or [dʐ] in most places, though the original pronunciation of [ʎ] is still used in some
areas. ll = [ʃ] or [ʒ] in Argentina
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n = [ŋ] before g, e.g. tengo (I have), [n] elsewhere
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r = [ɾ] between vowels, [r] elsewhere
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rr = [ɽ] or [l] in Puerto Rico.
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s = [h] at the ends of words and syllables in Argentina and Chile, e.g. peces = /'peseh/. In the
Caribbean it is not pronounced in that position, e.g. peces = /'pesε/
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x = [s] at the beginning of words, [ks] elsewhere. In words borrowed from Nahuatl, Mayan
or other indigenous languages of Mexico, x = [ʃ] or [s].
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y = [i] at the end of syllables, such as hay, buey and muy, [j] as a consonant or
semiconsonant. In emphatic speech in Argentina = [ʒ].
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k and w appear mainly in loan words
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First Spanish Reader
Elementary
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Capítulo 1
Chapter 1
Mike tiene un perro
Mike has a dog
Palabras
Words
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aquel - that
aquellos - those
azul - blue
bicicleta - bike
calle - street
calles - streets
cama - bed
camas - beds
Ciudad de México - México City
cuaderno - notebook
cuadernos - notebooks
cuatro - four
él - he
ellos - they
este - this; este libro - this book
estos - these
estrella - star
estudiante - student
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estudiantes - students
gato - cat
grande - big
habitación - room
habitaciones - rooms
hotel - hotel
hoteles - hotels
José - José
Kazuki- Kasuki
libro - book
lindo - linda - nice
mesa - table
mesas - tables
mi- mis - my
Mike - Mike
muchos, mucho - many, much
nariz - nose
negro - black
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no - not
nuevo - new
ojo - eye
ojos - eyes
palabra - word
palabras - words
parque - park
parques - parks
pequeño - little
perro - dog
Pluma, bolígrafo - pen
Plumas, bolígrafos - pens
su - his;
su cama - his bed
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Mike tiene un perro
sueño - dream
también - too
tener - to have
texto - text
tienda - shop
tiendas - shops
tiene- has; Él tiene un libro. - He
has a book.
uno - one
ventana - window
ventanas - windows
verde - green
y - and
yo - I
Mike has a dog
1. Este estudiante tiene un libro. 2. Él tiene una
1. This student has a book. 2. He has a
pluma también. 3. Puerto Vallarta tiene muchas
pen too. 3. Puerto Vallarta has many
calles y parques. 4. Esta calle tiene nuevos hoteles
streets and parks. 4. This street has
y tiendas. 5. Este hotel tiene cuatro estrellas. 6. Este
new hotels and shops. 5. This hotel has
hotel tiene muchas habitaciones lindas y grandes. 7.
Aquella habitación tiene muchas ventanas. 8. Y
estas habitaciones no tienen muchas ventanas. 9.
Estas habitaciones tienen cuatro camas. 10. Y
four stars. 6. This hotel has many nice
big rooms. 7. That room has many
windows. 8. And these rooms have not
many windows. 9. These rooms have
four beds. 10. And those rooms have
aquellas habitaciones tienen una cama. 11.Aquella
one bed. 11. That room has not many
habitación no tiene muchas mesas. 12. Y aquellas
tables. 12. And those rooms have
habitaciones tienen muchas mesas grandes. 13. Esta
many big tables. 13. This street has not
calle no tiene hoteles. 14. Aquella tienda grande no
hotels. 14. That big shop has many
tiene muchas ventanas. 15. Estos estudiantes tienen
windows. 15. These students have
cuadernos. 16. Ellos tienen plumas también.
notebooks. 16. They have pens too.
17. Mike tiene un pequeño cuaderno negro.
17. Mike has one little black notebook.
18. Kazuki tiene cuatro cuadernos nuevos. 19. Este
18. Kazuki has four new green
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estudiante tiene una bicicleta. 20. Él tiene una
notebooks. 19. This student has a bike.
bicicleta nueva azul. 21. José tiene una bicicleta
20. He has a new blue bike. 21. José
también. 22. Él tiene una linda bicicleta negra.
has a bike too. 22. He has a nice black
23. Kazuki tiene un sueño. 24. Yo tengo un sueño
bike.
también. 25. Yo no tengo un perro. 26. Yo tengo un
gato. 27. Mi gato tiene unos bellos ojos verdes.
28. Mike no tiene un gato. 29. Él tiene un perro.
30. Su perro tiene una nariz pequeña y negra.
23. Kazuki has a dream. 24. I have a
dream too. 25. I have not a dog. 26. I
have a cat. 27. My cat has nice green
eyes. 28. Mike has not a cat. 29. He
has a dog. 30. His dog has a little black
nose.
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