The Spanish Alphabet “El abecedario” Spanish 01 September 2013 Pgs 10-11

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, % of the time, vowels keep the same pronunciation, making it very easy to pronounce the word if you know how each letter is pronounced 30 letters versus 26 Alphabet= El Abecedario Dictionaries published before 1994 include ch and ll as separate letters in the Spanish alphabet.

Aa [ah] avión

Bb [be] bota

Cc [se] cerdo

Ch [che] cheque

Dd [de] dinero

Ee [e] escalera

Ff [effe] flor

Gg [gggheaaa] gafas

Hh [ah-che] huevo

Ii [eee] imán

Jj [hota] jarra

Kk [kah] karate

Ll [ellay] lápiz

ll [ay-yay] llama

Mm [emm-eh] maleta

Nn [enn-eh] nariz

ñ [en-yay] Ñoño(wimp)

Oo [oh] oso

Pp [peh] paraguas

Qq [kuu] queso

Rr [ere] reloj

rr [errrrrre] (roll tongue) arroz

Ss [ese] sombrero

Tt [te] tijeras

Uu [oo] unicornio

Vv [ve] video

Ww [doblay ve] wafle

Xx [eh-kees] xilófono

Yy [ig-ree-egg-ah] yogur

Zz [zeta] zanahoria

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