This is Podcast 1, you can listen to it using the player shown above these lines. In this audio lesson we will learn the Vowels in Spanish. You can find the transcript of this lesson in the following lines:   Downloadable PDF Transcript:  Download here   Podcast Transcript (Text Version):   Hi, welcome to Learning Spanish for Beginners, the place to learn Mexico’s conversational Spanish.   Today we will talk about the vowels in Spanish.   The vowels in Spanish are similar to the vowels in English, but they have different pronunciations.   Now let’s take a look at the pronunciation of each vowel in both English and Spanish.   A (English) – A (Pronunciation: “ah”) E (English) – E (Pronunciation: “eh”) I (English) – I (Pronunciation: “eeh”) O (English) – O (Pronunciation: “oh”) U (English) – U (Pronunciation: “uh”)    Now let’s review the pronunciation of all the vowels, just in Spanish.   A (Pronunciation: “ah”) E (Pronunciation: “eh”) I (Pronunciation: “eeh”) O (Pronunciation: “oh”) U (Pronunciation: “uh”)   Let’s review the pronunciation of the vowels in Spanish one more time.   A (Pronunciation: “ah”) E (Pronunciation: “eh”) I (Pronunciation: “eeh”) O (Pronunciation: “oh”) U (Pronunciation: “uh”)     Next, we will review the pronunciation of the vowels in Spanish by using each one of them in three different words.   Let’s begin with the letter A.   Agua – Water Aeropuerto – Airport Amigo – Friend    Let’s look at letter E.   Elevador – Elevator Entusiasmo – Enthusiasm Elegante – Elegant    Now let’s review the letter I.   Interesante – Interesting Inteligente – Intelligent Imaginación – Imagination   Now, let’s look at the letter O.   Oso – Bear Ostra – Oyster Oportunidad – Opportunity     Finally, let’s look at the letter U.   Único – unique Uña – Fingernail Útil – useful     That’s all for today. To learn more Spanish and to access a downloadable text version of this audio, you can visit the Podcast section at LearningSpanishForBeginners.com See you next time, hasta la próxima.