El alfabeto

Aa=a (“ah” as in all ) avión Avestruz

Bb= be (pronounced bay) like English b bota

Cc = ce (pronounced say) “k” sound, except for “ce” and “ci” which make the “s" sound carro

CH ch = che Chocolate

Dd = de (pronounced day) put tongue on back of teeth disco compacto

Ee=e (“eh” as in end ) elefante

Ff=efe (pronounced ehfay) fruta

Gg=ge (pronounced hey) hard “g” sound as in go, except “ge” and “gi” which make the “h” sound gato

Hh=hache (no sound) helado

Ii=i (“ee” as in eel) iglesia

Jj=jota (pronounced hotah) English “h” but more gutturalo sound jarra

Kk=ka (pronounced kah) like the English k kayak

Ll=ele (pronounced ehlay) like English l leche

LLll=elle (pronounced ehyay) like English y Lluvia

Mm=eme (pronounced ehmay) like English m manzana

Nn=ene (pronounced ehnay) like English n nariz

Ññ=eñe (pronounced ehnyay) like the English ny in canyon ñu Ñandú

Oo=o (pronounced oh as in boat) ocho

Pp=pe (pronounced pay) like the English p, but less aspirated perro

Qq=cu (pronounced coo) like the English k queso

Rr=ere (pronounced ehray) like the English d; put tongue on palate just above front teeth raton When 2 r’s are together like in perro, the rr is trilled; words that start with R are trilled also

RR-rr = Erre carreta carretilla

Ss=ese (pronounced ehsay) like the English s Sopa

Tt=te (pronounced tay) almost a “th” sound; tongue is slightly between teeth tigre

Uu=u (pronounced “oo” as in pool) uñas

Vv=ve or (U-ve) (pronounced bay) like the English b, though sometimes a softer sound; never English v vaca

Ww=doble ve (pronounced dohbley bay) like the English w; used only in words of foreign origin wafle

Xx=equis (pronounced ehkeys) makes a “gs” sound; an “h” sound in Mexican words of Indian origin xilófono

Yy= ye and/or i griega (pronounced ee gree-eh-gah ) like the English “y”; sometimes is a vowel and makes the “ee” sound yogur

Zz=zeta (pronounced saytah) like the English “s” zapato