El abecedario Español 1 – Leccion Preliminar Essential question: How do I pronounce the alphabet in Spanish?

Did you know? The Spanish alphabet has more than your standard 26 letters!! The letters ‘k’ and ‘w’ are sometimes not considered part of the Spanish alphabet since they almost always appear in words that originated outside of the Spanish language!!! ◦Kárate ◦Wafle

A=a (“ah” as in all ) avi ó n

B = be (pronounced bay) like English b bota

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

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

E=e (“eh” as in end ) elefante

F=efe (pronounced ehfay) fruta

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

H=hache (no sound) helado

I=i (“ee” as in eel) iglesia

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

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

L=ele (pronounced ehlay) like English l leche

LL=elle (pronounced ehyay) like English y Lluvia

M=eme (pronounced ehmay) like English m manzana

N=ene (pronounced ehnay) like English n nariz

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

O=o (pronounced oh as in boat) ocho

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

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

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

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

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

U=u (pronounced “oo” as in pool) uñas

V=ve, ve pequeña (pronounced bay) like the English b, though sometimes a softer sound; never English v vaca

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

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

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

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