The Spanish Alphabet

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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]

ñ[en-yay]

Oo[oh]

Pp[peh]

Qq[kuu]

Rr[ere]

rr[errrrrre] (roll tongue)

Ss[ese]

Tt[te]

Uu[oo]

Vv[bay]

Ww[doblay bay]

Xx[eh-kees]

Yy[ig-ree-egg-ah]

Zz[zeta]

Las VocalesLas VocalesA (ahhhh) cama

E (aaaayyy) tema

I (eeee) Lima

O (ooooh) solo

U (oooo) luna

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