1. Spanish Alphabet Pronunciation

2. Differences between English and Spanish
More letters in Spanish alphabet (30) (29)
Different pronunciations
Letter sounds don’t change!!

3. Vowels
A=ah (father)
E=eh (day)
I=ee (feet)
O=oh (go)
U=oo (fool)

4. REPITE, POR FAVOR
A,E,I,O,U
(Ah, eh, ee, oh, oo)

5. REMEMBER
These sounds never change!!

6. A: a
B: be
C: ce
CH: che
D: de
E: e
F: efe
G: ge
H: hache
I: i

7. J: jota
K: ka
L: ele
LL: elle
M: eme
N: ene
Ñ: eñe
O: o
P: pe
Q: cu

8. R: ere
RR: Doble ere
S: ese
T: te
U: u
V: ve
W: doble u / doble v
X: equis
Y: i griega
Z: zeta

9. Vowel Practice
Pronounce the following nonsense words, remembering that vowel sounds don’t change!
abatanama
nebebe
itipidi
otopo
umugumu

10. More vowel practice . . .
Pronounce the words, remembering the sounds of the vowels!
tulemendu
sanebini
adotute
ducatebilo

11. Consonants
Most sound similar to English
Some are different . . .

12. La letra H (Hache) H is always silent ! Pronounce: Hamaca (hammock)
Helado (ice cream)
Hilo (thread)
Hormiga (ant)
Humanidad (humanity)

13. La Letra J (Jota) J sounds like a hard English H. Pronounce:
Jalea (jelly)
Jefe (chief, leader)
Jirafa (giraffe)
Joven (young person)
Jugo (juice)

14. La letra LL (elle) In most countries, the ll makes a “y” sound.
Pronounce:
calle (street)
bella (beautiful)
silla (chair)
olla (pan)

15. La letra ñ (eñe) Makes a “ny” sound Pronounce: pestañas (eyelashes)
montaña (mountain)
baño (bathroom)
años (years)

16. La letra R (ere) Makes a soft “d” sound
(If the letter “r” starts a word, roll it!)
Pronounce:
sendero (path)
jarabe (syrup)
barato (cheap)

17. La Letra RR (erre) Always roll the “rr” Pronounce: carro (car)
perro (dog)
ferrocarril (railroad)

18. La Letra Z (Zeta)
In most countries, the “Z” sounds like the English “S”
In Spain, the “Z” makes a “th” sound
Pronounce:
Zapato (shoe)
Bostezo (yawn)
Pizarra (chalkboard)
Zanahoria (carrot)

19. Special Letter: C (ce) Sounds like “s” if followed by e or I
(th sound in Spain)
Sounds like “k” if followed by any other letter
Casa (house)
Caracol (seashell)
Celoso (jealous)
Ciencias (science)
Cicatriz (scar)

20. Special Letter: G (ge) Sounds like “h” if followed by e or i
Sounds like “g in girl” if followed by any other letter
Gaviota (seagull)
Gallo (rooster)
General (general)
Gimnasio (gymnasium)
Gigante (giant)

21. La Tarea
Find a written Spanish sentence in your book or outside of class, write it down and be ready to read it to the class tomorrow with perfect pronunciation.
You can now pronounce any Spanish word!