1. The Spanish Alphabet
“El alfabeto”

2. Some notes on the Spanish alphabet…
In English, sometimes vowels take on different pronunciations
Pronounce the following words:
through, threw
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

3. Los Vocales- Vowels
a- e- i- o- u
¡El burro sabe más que tú!

4. Aa
[ah]
Árbol

5. Bb
[be]
Bebé

6. Cc [se] cepillo, precio, cenar camiseta, carro
Sounds like English “S” when before “e” or “i”
cepillo, precio, cenar
camiseta, carro

7. Ch
[che]
Chimichanga

8. Dd
[de]
Dos

9. Ee
[eh]
Elefante

10. Ff
[efe]
Flor

11. Gg [he] Gato Sounds like English “H” before “e” or “i”
- angel, gigante, gemelos

12. Hh
[ache]
ALWAYS silent
Helado

13. Ii
[ea]
isla

14. Jj
[hota]
Sounds just like English “h”
Jalapeño

15. Kk
[kah]
Very rarely used
kilómetro

16. Ll
[ele]
Limón

17. ll
[eye]
Sounds like English “y”
Llave

18. Mm
[eme]
Mango

19. Nn
[ene]
Niña

20. ñ
[enye]
Piñata

21. Oo
[oh]
Ojos

22. Pp
[pe]
Perro

23. Qq [coo] Queso Always followed by a “ue” or “ui”
Sounds like “k” or “c”
Queso

24. Rr
[ere]
Rana

25. rr
[erre]
(roll tongue)
Correr

26. Ss
[ese]
Silla

27. Tt
[teh]
Taco

28. Uu
[oo]
Ustedes

29. Vv
[ve]
Sounds like “B”
Viajar

30. Ww
[doble oo]
Found only in foreign words
George W. Bush

31. Xx [eh-kees] Most of the time sounds like English “X”
Sometimes sounds like English “H”
Explicar---- Xavier

32. Yy
[i-gri-e-ga]
Payaso

33. Zz
[seta]
Sounds like English “S”
Zapatos

34. ¡Que Bueno!
You are now a master of the alfabeto…