1. El Alfabeto Pg 21 Los Consonantes
The alphabet
The Consonants

2. C (say) Makes two sounds: /k/ and /s/
Makes the /s/ sound before “e” and “i” only. Otherwise it says /k/.
Ejemplo: /k/ Carro, Capo, Carne
/s/ Ciencias, Cenicero, Cine

3. D (theh)
Makes a soft /th/ sound.
domingo
Dobla
Describe

4. G (hay) Makes two sounds
Makes the sound /h/ before “e” and “i” only. Otherwise it says /g/.
Ejemplo: /g/ Grande, Garaje, Goma
/h/ Gemelo, Gente, Germen

5. H (ah-chay)
Always silent!
Hola
Hace
Hogar

6. J (hota)
Makes an English /h/ sound
Jardín
Jamón
Jalapeño

7. LL (ay-yay)
Double “L” makes a /y/ sound.
Llama
Tortilla
Quesadilla

8. Ñ (en-yay) Makes a blended sound /ny/
The “squiggly” is called a tilde.
Niño
Baño
Ñame

9. R (aire)
Sounds like /d/ unless it’s at the beginning of a word. At the beginning, it rolls.
Ejemplo: /d/ Pero
Caro
Árbol
roll: Rojo
Ratón
Robar

10. RR airre
RR always rolls. Let’s practice.
Arriba
Barra
Carro

11. V, B (Bay) pequeño y grande
Both of these letters have the same name.
They often make the same sound.
Some Latin Americans reverse the English sounds.
Bebida
Verde
Voliból

12. Z (seta) Makes an /s/ sound It does not buzz like the English Z.
Zapato
Zumo
Zoológico