![]() Most importantly, before and after your actual spelling, you should say the complete word. Sometimes it's very confusing! The best option is to use a not-so-slow rhythm and repeat as many times as necessary. When we spell aloud, we need to walk in the listener's shoes (empathy!), this is, we need to be aware of the listener. How to Succeed in Spelling Your Name Aloud Then we've got a consonant, "ñ" (eñe), which takes what in English is known as a tilde ˜ (not Spanish tilde! In Spanish, "tilde" means 'accent' not the wiggly line you write over an N to indicate an "ñ"). Spanish diacrital signs: with vowels, we only use the acute accent ´, which is like a tiny forward slash over the vowel. Let's review the pronunciation of these letters: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ("zed" in Europe and in US American "zee"). (And what does that letter stand for? Who knows? Do you?) Finally, their second name is just the father's family name. In the USA people tend to have a first name (Charles - Charlie), a middle name - which is not a surname, but a second first name! and which is usually mentioned as an initial, as in Catherine Z. Then, like in numerous other cultures, a lot of last names are names of occupations (Sastre = Tailor, Panadero = Bread maker, Guerrero = Warrior), or personal traits (Moreno = tanned, Delgado = thin). (If your mum's name was Irene López Garrido, and she had married Tomás Sastre Pons, then she would be called Irene López de Sastre, even though her ID would record her original family names). ![]() It's a very old thing, from Medieval times! Then it is common that many Spanish second names are introduced by the particle "de" (of, belonging to), which originally referred to women belonging to a man via marriage. Many Spanish last names, end in "-ez", which means "child of", as in González = child of Gonzalo's, or Fernández = child of Fernando's. So if you see that a Spanish person's ID card says one name and the person is telling you a different name, relax, they're probab ly not lying! Common masculine names are: Francisco, which is Paco, and José, which is Pepe! Confusing, isn't it? More: Carmen Irene Esther could be any of the three, or none! Luis Enrique could be Quique (or Enrique) or Luis. ![]() And María de los Dolores turns out to be Lola! María del Carmen is sometimes Carmen, MariCarmen, or Mamen. A woman called María Jesús is often called Chus. Then, it is common that people's given name has several words, and that people actually use a completely different first name in their daily life. In Spain people use two family names (also, US second names, UK surnames), our father's family name and then our mother's. This means that when somebody asks you your name you need to assess the situation: do they need just your name, your given name, your personal name? Or are they asking for your complete name? For instance, iIf a police officer asks you "What's your name?" you should NOT answer with just your given name, "John" or "Margaret"! When the situation is not clear, the best option is to say your complete name, so that the person making the question can pick whatever it is he or she needs! Spelling Names Aloud What's your name? in English means two things: Tell me your name, or Tell me your name and your family name, as in John Smith, or Margaret Simpson. Listen to the text you can read below - TP Podcast - Special Episodes: Spelling Your Name Out Loud (October 2008) I'll say names and numbers and also offer some useful language around that issue. This is only intended as a spelling exercise.
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