Los vocales

A E I O U

There are 4 special characters in the Spanish alphabet that are not in the

English alphabet.

ch ll ñ rr

A a (ah)

Sounds like the a in the English word “Father”.

Agua abrigo abeja nada abogado afuera

B b (be)

The Spanish “b” is similar to the English “b”

banco bien brazo bicicleta

C c (ce)

The Spanish “c” has two distinct sounds depending how it is located

with respect to certain vowels.

Soft “c”The Spanish letter “c” makes the soft

“c” sound when followed by the vowels “e” and “i”. The soft “c”

sounds like the English “s”.

Cien cerebro cereza cine

Hard “c”

The Spanish letter “c” makes the hard “c” sound when followed by any other

letter. The hard “c” sounds like the English “k”.

Calor colegio cuchillo

Words that have both hard and soft “c”.

Cinco Círculo cincuentaCocer circo

CH ch (che)

Sounds like English “ch” as in church.Chango Champú Chico

chueco chocolate

D d (de)

Sounds like the English “d”.Donde dedo dados

diente difícil dulce

E e (e)

Tres mesa interesante deporte educación elefante

F f (efe)

The Spanish “f” is just like the English “f”.

Fábrica fecha firmar florfuego frío

G g (ge)

The Spanish “g” has two distinct sounds depending how it is located

with respect to certain vowels.

Soft “g”The Spanish letter “g” makes the soft

“g” sound when followed by the vowels “e” and “i”.

Gente general gimnasia

H h (hache)

This letter is always SILENT.

Hotel hospital hola ahorra hígado hermano

Hard “g”

The Spanish letter “g” makes the hard “g” sound when followed by any other

letter.

Gafas gallo gato globo

I i (i)

Like the “ee” in teeth or the “i” in machine.

Idioma libro inteligente rico interesante

J j (jota)

The “j” is pronounced like the English “h”.

José jarra hijo atajojabón

K k (ka)

There are no Spanish words that have the letter “k” they are

borrowed words.

L l (ele)

Lotería azul libreleche libro

LL ll (elle)

Sounds like the English “y”.Calle llanta llenollover llevar llama

M m (eme)

Sounds like the English “m”

Mamá mensaje mañana

N n (ene)

Sounds like the English “n”.

Nada nivel noticia

Ñ ñ (eñe)

~ is a tilde

Niño año mañana baño

O o (oh)

Mono yo perro no

P p (pe)

Sounds like the English “p”.

Pablo papá papaRopa plancha

Q q (cu)

There are two two vowel combination that always follow the

letter “q”

Those two two vowel combinations are “ue” “ui”

Queso quien pequeño

R r (ere)

Pero arena María

RR rr (erre)

Perro barrio ahorraThere are no Spanish words that

begin with “rr”.

S s (ese)

The “s” is pronounced like the English “s”.

Sí casa peso

T t (te)

The “t” is pronounced like the English “t”.

Tengo trabajo tío té

U u (u)

Uva unión universidad

V v (ve)

Vaca invierno lavar viernes verde vaso

W w (doble u)

There are no Spanish words begin with the letter “w”. The words found in the dictionary are borrowed words from English or Greek language.

Wafle Wigwam wáter

X x (equis)

The “x” sound like the English letter “x”

Examen Exacto

There are some Mexican origin word where the “x” sounds like

the Spanish “j”.

México Texas Oaxaca

Y y (i griega)

Yema Yodo Yermo

Z z (zeta)

The “z” sounds like the English “s”.

Zapato Zanahoria Zorro

Deletrear

Writing words using the (phonetic) sounds of each letter.

Ejemplos (examples)

Hill- hache i elleRancho- ere ah ene che o

Going from phonetic sound to actual letters

Hache e ere eme ah ene o

H e r m a n oHermano