A ah father ay or ai = I

B be como en bebé baby

C ce ci, ce = S ca, co, cu = K

CH che church

D de same dedo = th

E e mate met

F efe same never ph

G ge ge, gi = H ga, go, gu = G

H hache always silent

I i meet

J jota H sound

K ka same

L ele same

ll elle Y sound llamo

M eme same

N ene same

ñ eñe ny sound canyon onion

O o long O sound oy, or

P pe same, but softer sometimes silent

Q qu coo never kw

R ere same little trill

rr erre strongly trilled

S ese same

T te same

U u moon never yu

V ve como en vaca baby

W doble ve same

X equis same

Y igriega same sometimes J

Z zeta S never ze

Let's spell Ohio West Milton bulldogs Your name

Why are the English and Spanish alphabets (and sometimes whole words) similar?

What are the extra letters that the Spanish alphabet has but English does not?

But actually - are all of these still considered letters of the alphabet? Who says so?

Which two letters are only used in foreign or borrowed words? What is a borrowed word? Can you think of any that we have borrowed from Spanish?

What two letters are pronounced the same? How can we better distinguish between the two?