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