Spanish Alphabet Pronunciation

Differences between English and

Spanish

 More letters in Spanish alphabet (30)

 Different pronunciations
Vowels

 A= (father)
 E= (day)
 I= (feet)
 O= (go)
 U= (fool)
REPITE, POR FAVOR

 A,E,I,O,U
 (Aa, e, ee, o, oo)
 Letters: Sound
 A: aa
 B: be
 C: ce
 CH: che
 D: de
 E: e
 F: efe
 G: ge
 H: hache
 I: i
 J: jota
 K: ka
 L: ele
 LL: elle
 M: eme
 N: ene
 Ñ: eñe
 O: o
 P: pe
 Q: cu
 R: ere
 RR: Doble ere
 S: ese
 T: te
 U: u
 V: ve
 W: doble u / doble v
 X: equis
 Y: i griega
 Z: zeta
Consonants

 Most sound similar to English

 Some are different . . . Let’s see!

 D – Universidad
 T- telefono
La letra H (Hache)

H is always silent !

Pronounce:

 Hamaca (hammock)
 Helado (ice cream)
 Hilo (thread)
 Hormiga (ant)
 Humanidad (humanity)
La Letra J (Jota)

J sounds kha.

Pronounce:
 Jalea (jelly)
 Jefe (chief, leader)
 Jirafa (giraffe)
 Joven (young person)
 Jugo (juice)
 Junio (June)
La letra LL (elle)

In most countries, the ll makes a “y” sound.

Pronounce:
 calle (street)
 bella (beautiful)
 silla (chair)
 olla (pan)
 Ella (she)
La letra ñ (eñe)

 Makes a “ny” sound

Pronounce:
 pestañas (eyelashes)
 montaña (mountain)
 baño (bathroom)
 años (years)
La letra R (ere)

Makes a soft “R” sound

(If the letter “r” starts a word, roll it!)

Pronounce:

 sendero (path)
 jarabe (syrup)
 barato (cheap)
La Letra RR (erre)

Always roll the “rr”

Pronounce:

 carro (car)
 perro (dog)
 ferrocarril (railroad)
La Letra Z (Zeta)

 In most spanish countries, the “Z” sounds like the

English “S”

 Pronounce:

 Zapato (shoe)
 Bostezo (yawn)
 Pizarra (chalkboard)
 Zanahoria (carrot)
Special Letter: C (ce)

 Sounds like “s” if followed by e or I

like in English
 Sounds like “k” if followed by a, o and u like in English
 Casa (house)
 Caracol (seashell)
 Cuatro (four)
 Celoso (jealous)
 Ciencias (science)
 Cicatriz (scar)
Special Letter: G (ge)

 Sounds like “kh” if followed by e or i

 Sounds like “g in girl” if followed by any other letter

 Gaviota (seagull)
 Gallo (rooster)
 General (general)
 Gimnasio (gymnasium)
 Gigante (giant)
 Guapo
 Gota-