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El alfabeto espaol

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A
example: padre
Sounds like: ahh
B
example: bao
Sounds like: beh
C
example: cinco
Sounds like: ceh
CH
example: chile
Sounds like: cheh
D
example: dedo
Sounds like: deh
E
example: mesa
Sounds like:eh
F
example: fbrica
Sounds like: effe
G
example: gigante
Sounds like: ge
H
example: helado
The H in Spanish is SILENT
Sounds like: hache
I
example: silla
Sounds like: ee
J
example: jabn
Sounds like: jota
K
example: kilmetro
Sounds like: kah
L
example: lago
Sounds like: ele
LL
example: llave
Sounds like: elle
M
example: madre
Sounds like: eme
N
example: nariz
Sounds like: ene

example: can
Sounds like: ee
O
example: votar
Sounds like: oh
P
example: papel
Sounds like: peh
Q
example: queso
Sounds like koo
R
example: radio
Sounds like ere
RR
example: perro
*roll tongue*
S
example: seor
Sounds like ese
T
example: tomate
Sounds like te
U
example: uniforme
Sounds like oo
V
example: vaca
Sounds like veh
W
example: Washington
**The W is only used in foreign,
non-Spanish words**
Doble veh
X
example: excelente

Sounds like equis
Y
example: yogur

Sounds like ygriega
Z
example: zapatos

Sounds like: zeta, english
s

Exceptions in the Spanish alphabet
H is silent
J sounds like the English H
LL sounds like the English Y
V sounds like the English B
Z sounds like the English S
Additional Information
In Spanish text, the letters are ranked from most to least
common E A O S R N I D L C T U M P B G V Y Q H F Z J
X W K45% of text in Spanish are vowels.

As of November 2010, the CH, LL, & RR
are no longer considered letters of the
alphabet. The Real Academia Espaola
(Royal Spanish Academy) removed
these letters.

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