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The The AlphabetAlphabet
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A= la a (“ah” as in all ) avion
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B = la be (pronounced bay)
like English b bota
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C = ce (pronounced say)
“k” sound EXCEPT for “ce” and “ci” which make the “s" sound
carro
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Ch = la che (makes the “chay” as in church)
Chiminea
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D = la de (pronounced “day”)
disco compacto
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E = la e (“eh” as in end, or “A”) elefante
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F = la efe (pronounced “eh-fay”
or “F A”) fruta
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G = la ge (pronounced hey) hard “g” sound as in go, except “ge” and “gi” which make the
“h” sound
gato
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H = la hache (no sound)
helado
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I = la i (“ee” as in eel)
iglesia
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J = la jota (pronounced hotah)
jarra
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K = la ka (pronounced kah)
like the English k
kayak
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L = la ele (pronounced eh-lay) like English l
leche
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LL = elle (pronounced eh-yay) it makes the sound of the English “y”
Lluvia
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M = la eme (pronounced eh-may)
like English “m”
manzana
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N = la ene (pronounced eh-nay
or NA) like English “n”
nariz
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Ñ= la eñe (pronounced ehn-yay) like the English “ny” in canyon
ñu
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O= la o (pronounced “oh” as in
boat) ocho
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P = la pe (pronounced pay) like the English p, but less emphasis
perro
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Q = la cu (pronounced coo)
like the English “k”
queso
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R = la ere (pronounced eh-ray)like the English “r”; put tongue on palate just above front
teeth
raton
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RR = la erre (pronounced “eh-ray”)
Also like the spanish “r” but with a lot more emphasis on the r
Perro
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S = la ese (pronounced eh-say)
like the English “s”
Sopa
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T = te (pronounced “tay”)Similar to the English “t” sound but not as emphasized
tigre
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U = u (pronounced “oo” as in pool)
uñas
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V = la ve (pronounced be)like the English b, though sometimes a softer sound; never
English v
vaca
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W = la doble ve (pronounced dohbley bay)
like the English w; used only in words of foreign origin, Spanish words don’t usually use this letter
wafle
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X = equis (pronounced eh-keys)makes a “gs” sound; “h” sound in Mexican words of
Indigenous origin xilófono
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Y = la i griega (pronounced ee gree-eh-gah )
like the English “y”; sometimes is a vowel and makes the “ee” sound
yogur
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Z = la zeta (pronounced ze-tah)makes the English “s”
zapato