1. El alfabeto (abecedario) español
The Spanish Alphabet

2. The “traditional” alphabet
While many of the 30 letters in this slideshow have been removed with the inclusion of Spain in the European Union, these extra characters are useful in learning the sounds of the language.
Please note that the phonetic spellings are designed for easy pronunciation by English speakers. They are not intended to be “correct” phonetic spellings.

3. A
(ah)

4. called “beh larga” (long “b”) Makes English “b” sound

5. Makes soft “s” sound or hard “k” sound. Liceo.........Cancún
(seh)
Makes soft “s” sound or hard “k” sound. Liceo Cancún

6. Ch
(cheh)

7. D
(deh)

8. E
(eh)
Vowels always make the same sounds in all words. There are no short or long vowel sounds.

9. F
(eh-feh)

10. G
(heh)
Makes hard “g” sound before a, o, u. Makes soft “h” sound before e or i.
Gato / Gorra / Guante / Geraldo / Gitano

11. Silent letter.....never pronounced.H
(ah-cheh)
Silent letter.....never pronounced.

12. I
Vowels always make the same sounds in all words. There are no short or long vowel sounds.
(eee)

13. Makes the English “h” sound.J
(ho-ta)
Makes the English “h” sound.

14. K
(kah)

15. L
(el-eh)

16. Makes the English “y” sound.LL
(ey-eh)
Makes the English “y” sound.
Me llamo

17. M
(em-eh)

18. N
(en-eh)

19. Makes the English “ny” sound.Ñ
(en-yeh)
Makes the English “ny” sound.
Español vs Espanol

20. O
Vowels always make the same sounds in all words. There are no short or long vowel sounds.
(oh)

21. P
(peh)

22. Makes the English “k” sound.Q
(coo)
Makes the English “k” sound.

23. R
(er-eh)

24. RR
(err-eh)
Makes the rolling “r” sound. This sound can also occur with single “r”.
Borrador / Rafael

25. S
(eh-seh)

26. T
(teh)

27. U
Vowels always make the same sounds in all words. There are no short or long vowel sounds.
(ooh)

28. V (beh) called “beh corta” (short “b”) Makes English “b” sound
“b” de burro / “v” de vaca
B & V PRODUCE SAME SOUND

29. Sometimes called “beh-doble”.W
(doble-beh)
Sometimes called “beh-doble”.

30. X
(eh-keys)

31. Y
(ee-griega)

32. Makes the English “s” sound.Z
(seh-ta)
Makes the English “s” sound.
El Zorro