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The Spanish Alphabet

El abecedario

Some notes on the Spanish alphabet


In English, sometimes vowels take on different
pronunciations
Pronounce the following words:
naked, baked
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
[be]

Cc
[se]

Ch
[che]

Dd
[de]

Ee
[e]

Ff
[effe]

Gg
[gggheaaa]

Hh
[ah-che]

Ii
[eee]

Jj
[hota]

Kk
[kah]

Ll
[ellay]

ll

[ay-yay]

Mm
[emm-eh]

Nn
[enn-eh]

[en-yay]

Oo
[oh]

Pp
[peh]

Qq
[kuu]

Rr
[ere]

rr

[errrrrre]
(roll tongue)

Ss
[ese]

Tt
[te]

Uu
[oo]

Vv
[ve]

Ww
[doblay ve]

Xx
[eh-kees]

Yy

[ig-ree-egg-ah]

Zz
[zeta]

Que Bueno!
You are now a master of the abecedario

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