1. El Alfabeto
Capitulo 1

2. El alfabeto a (a) b (be) c (ce) *ch (che) d (de) e (e) f (efe) g (ge)
*sounds
not letters
a (a)
b (be)
c (ce)
*ch (che)
d (de)
e (e)
f (efe)
g (ge)
h (hache)
i (i)
j (jota)
k (ka)
l (ele)
*ll (elle)
m (eme)
n (ene)
ñ (eñe)
o (o)
p (pe)
q (cu)
r (ere)
*rr (erre)
s (ese)
t (te)
u (u)
v (ve)
w (doble uve/ ve )
x (equis)
y (i griega)
z (zeta)
(uve doble)

3. A (father) (ah)
E (elephant) (ĕ)
I (cheese) (ēē)
O (open) (ō)
U (tooth) (ōō)
Las vocales

4. A=a (“ah” as in all ) avión

5. B = be (pronounced bay) like English b bota

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

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

8. E=e (“eh” as in end ) elefante

9. F=efe (pronounced ehfay) fruta

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

11. H=hache (no sound) helado

12. I=i (“ee” as in eel) iglesia

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

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

15. L=ele (pronounced ehlay) like English l leche

16. LL=elle (pronounced ehyay) like English y Lluvia

17. M=eme (pronounced ehmay) like English m manzana

18. N=ene (pronounced ehnay) like English n nariz

19. Ñ=eñe (pronounced ehnyay) like the English ny in canyon Niña

20. O=o (pronounced oh as in boat) ocho

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

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

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

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

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

26. U=u (pronounced “oo” as in pool) uñas

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

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

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

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

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