Spanish Difficult Review: Spanish Names of the Fifty U.S. States — Flashcards

LISTING OF 25 U.S. STATES

Please use correct pronunciations and pay attention to spelling.

Alabama (note that in Spanish it sounds like ă-lăr-bă-mă)

Alaska (note that in Spanish it sounds like ă-lărs-kă)

Arizona (note that in Spanish it sounds like ă-rē-zō-nă)

Arkansas (his has the same pronunciation in both languages)

California (note that in Spanish it sounds like că-lē-for-nē-ă)

Colorado (note that in Spanish it sounds like cō-lō-ră-dō)

Connecticut (this has the same pronunciation in both languages)

Delaware (this has the same pronunciation in both languages)

Florida (note that in Spanish it sounds like flŏ-rē-dă)

Georgia (note that in Spanish it sounds like gē-ŏ-gē-ă)

Hawái (note that there is only one 'i' in Spanish and sounds like hă-why)

Idaho (this has the same pronunciation in both languages)

Illinois (note that in Spanish it sounds like ill-ē-noy)

Indiana (this has the same pronunciation in both languages)

Iowa (this has the same pronunciation in both languages)

Kansas (note that in Spanish it sounds like cărn-zŭs)

Kentucky (this has the same pronunciation in both languages)

Louisiana / Luisiana (note the spelling difference)

Maine (this has the same pronunciation in both languages)

Maryland (this has the same pronunciation in both languages)

Massachusetts (this has the same pronunciation in both languages)

Michigan (this has the same pronunciation in both languages)

Minnesota (this has the same pronunciation in both languages)

Mississippi / Misisipí (note the different spelling although the pronunciation is the same)

Missouri / Misuri (note the different spelling although the pronunciation is the same)

Montana (note that in Spanish it sounds like mŏn-tăr-nă)

Nebraska (note that in Spanish it sounds like near-bră-skă)

Nevada (note that in Spanish it sounds like near-vă-dă)

Nuevo Hampshire (Hampshire has the same pronunciation in both languages)

Nueva Jersey (Jersey has the same pronunciation in both languages)

Nuevo México (note that in Spanish Mexico sounds like Mĕ-hē-cō)

Nueva York (York has the same pronunciation in both languages)

Carolina del Norte (note that Carolina sounds like că-rō-lē-nă)

Dakota del Norte (Dakota has the same pronunciation in both languages)

Ohio (this has the same pronunciation in both languages)

Oklahoma (this has the same pronunciation in both languages)

Oregón (note the accent mark above the second 'o' and it sounds like ō-ray-gone)

Pensilvania (note the spelling and it sounds like pen-sil-vă-nē-ă)

Rhode Island (this has the same pronunciation in both languages)

Carolina del Sur (note that Carolina sounds like că-rō-lē-nă)

Dakota del Sur (Dakota has the same pronunciation in both languages)

Tennessee (this has the same pronunciation in both languages)

Texas (note that in Spanish it sounds like tāy-kărs)

Utah (this has the same pronunciation in both languages)

Vermont (this has the same pronunciation in both languages)

Virginia (note that in Spanish this sounds like vĕr-hē-nē-ă)

Washington (this has the same pronunciation in both languages)

Virginia Occidental (note that in Spanish this sounds like vĕr-hē-nē-ă ox-ē-dĕn-tăl)

Wisconsin (this has the same pronunciation in both languages)

Wyoming (this has the same pronunciation in both languages)