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