Spanish: Topic pages
The topic pages offer linguistic guidance, listening examples, and ideas for short pronunciation activities in Spanish lessons. Often, just ten minutes here and there are enough – and many of these features can be introduced as early as A1 with suitable examples.
Getting started
Fundamental questions and a first look at typical pronunciation features.
Exploring pronunciation features
Explore pronunciation patterns and discover ways to address them in the classroom.
Europe sounds different in Spanish
How familiar spellings and sound patterns influence pronunciation in Spanish.
B or V? When spelling has a say
Why two Spanish letters sound the same – and why we sometimes still want to pronounce them differently.
b, d and g: Pronounced too hard?
Why Spanish b, d and g often sound softer than in German – and when they do not.
The Spanish r
Two Spanish r sounds – and why the German r sounds different.
The r at the End of a Word
Why the German r often turns into a vowel while the Spanish r stays consonantal.