el alfabeto español

los vocales

a = “ah”–casa–Ana–gato–padre

e = “A”–tres–bebe–enero

i = “EEE”–cinco–igualmente–independencia

o = “Oh”–otro –octubre –ocho

u = “ooo”

–Usted–uno–uvas

Other important sounds• ñ = “N-yeah” like the sound in “canyon”

– niño– año

• h is silent at the beginning of a word – pronounce the next letter– hola– hace

• ll = pronounced like y– amarillo– llueve– me llamo

• v = b = sound the same “bay” – B is called “be grande” – V is called “ve chica” – Habana – Havana– veinte

• r = “air-A”– pero

• rr = “air-ray” – perro

• j = pronounced like an h– julio– jamón

Now that you know how to correctly say letters in Spanish…

…you can read any text, whether basic or highly advanced, with proper pronunciation!