The Alphabet in Spanish
The alphabet in Spanish has more letters than in English. The English alphabet has 26 and the Spanish alphabet has 30.
In learning the correct pronunciation of each letter, you will find that you can read anything in Spanish for the language
is very phonetic and follows very definite rules. This, however, does not mean that you will understand what you read
but
you can sound like a native speaker.
The
“t” and “d” are pronounced with the tongue slightly between the teeth and not
behind the teeth.
Letters
Sounds of Letters
English Sound
Spanish Wor
|
Aa |
ah |
cot,
rot |
a |
|
Bb |
b |
bat,
bet |
be |
|
Cc |
K or s |
cat,
city, celery |
ce |
|
Ch
|
ch |
chin,
chess |
che |
|
Dd |
D |
dog |
de |
|
Ee |
eh |
pet |
e |
|
Ff |
f, ph |
foot,
family |
efe |
|
Gg |
g, h |
go,
gate |
ge |
|
Hh |
(silent) |
(silent) |
hache |
|
Ii |
ee |
feet
meat |
I |
|
Jj |
breathy h |
hot |
jota |
|
Kk |
k |
cake,
take |
ka |
|
L |
l |
lemon,
lesson |
ele |
|
LL |
y |
yellow,
yet |
elle |
|
Mm |
m |
mind,
mosquito |
eme |
|
Nn |
n |
no,
number |
ene |
|
Ññ |
ñ |
onion,
canyon |
eñe |
|
Oo |
O |
open,
coat |
o |
|
Pp |
P |
pot,
potato |
pe |
|
Qq |
ku |
cool, |
cu |
|
R |
r |
robe,
rat |
ere |
|
RR |
trilled
r |
not in English |
erre |
|
Ss |
S |
so,
sun |
ese |
|
Tt |
T |
toe,
tan |
te |
|
Uu |
Oo |
cool,
boo |
u |
|
Vv |
v |
vie,
violin |
ve |
|
Ww |
w |
we |
doble ve |
|
Xx |
ks |
exit,
xylophone |
equis |
|
Yy |
Y |
yellow, |
I
griega |
|
Zz |
S |
suit,
zebra |
zeta |