El Alfabeto
A
(a)
El árbol
You can pronounce it like: Ah
B
(be)
El bebé
C
(ce)
Ce, ci... Sounds like “s”
Ca, co, cu... Sounds like “k”
El ciclismo
La casa
CH
(che)
*This letter has been officially dropped from the Spanish alphabet, but dictionaries published before 1994 will continue to show it as a separate letter.
El chimpancé
D
(de)
El dinosaurio
E
(e/eh)
El elefante
F
(efe)
Las flores
G
(heh/he)
La geografía
Ge, gi... Sounds like “h”
Ga, go, gu... Sounds like “g”
El gato
H
(hache)
Hola
“H” is silent!
I
(i)
Iguana
Note: In spanish the letter i sounds like e in English.
J
(jota)
La jirafa
El jardín
Sounds like “H” with a slight whisper of air coming from the back of your throat
K
(Ka)
El kárate
Spanish words containing “k” are borrowed from other languages.
L
(ele)
El león
LL
(elle)
La lluvia
*This letter has been officially dropped from the Spanish alphabet, but dictionaries published before 1994 will continue to show it as a separate letter.
LLorar
LL makes the “y” sound
M
(eme)
La manzana
N
(ene)
Nadar
Ñ
(eñe)
Piñata
El baño
It makes the ny sound in English:
Ex. the canyon = el cañon
O
(o/oh)
El oso
P
(pe)
El pez
Q
(cu)
El queso
R
(ere)
La radio
RR
(erre)
Although in the Americas rr is commonly recognized as a separate letter, the Real Academia does not officially recognize it.
El perro
S
(ese)
La salsa
T
(te)
El tigre
U
(u)
Las uvas
This letter has the oo pronunciation in English. As in pool.
V
(ve o uve)
La vaca
W
(doble ve)
Spanish words containing “w” are borrowed from other languages.
Waterpolista
Windsurfista
X
(equis)
El examen
Y
(I griega)
Yo
Z
(zeta)
Los zapatos
Z makes the “s” sound
¡Practica!
Canción:
Vocales: A, E, I, O, U
Repiten: U, O, I, E, A