The Spanish Alphabet “El alfabeto”. Some notes on the Spanish alphabet… In English, sometimes...

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The Spanish Alphabet “El alfabeto”

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The Spanish Alphabet

“El alfabeto”

Some notes on the Spanish alphabet…

• In English, sometimes vowels take on different pronunciations

• Pronounce the following words:– water, later– roaring, pouring

• In Spanish, 99.99999999% of the time, vowels keep the same pronunciation, making it very easy to pronounce the word if you know how each letter is pronounced

Aa[ah]

Bb[bay]

Cc[say]

Ch[chay]

Dd[day]

Ee[ay]

Ff[effay]

Gg[hay]

Hh[ah-chay]

Ii[ee]

Jj[hota]

Kk[kah]

Ll[ellay]

ll[ay-yay]

Mm[eh-may]

Nn[eh-nay]

ñ[en-yay]

Oo[oh]

Pp[pay]

Qq[koo]

Rr[er-ray]

rr[err-ray] (roll tongue)

Ss[es-say]

Tt[tay]

Uu[ooh]

Vv[vay]

Ww[do-blay vay]

Xx[ay-kees]

Yy[e-gree-ay-ga]

Zz[say-ta]

¡Que Bueno!You are now a master of the alfabeto…