1. The Spanish Alphabet “El abecedario” Spanish 01 September 2013 Pgs 10-11

2. Some notes on the Spanish alphabet… In English, sometimes vowels take on different pronunciations Pronounce the following words: –naked, baked –water, later –roaring, pouring In Spanish, 99.99999999% of the time, vowels keep the same pronunciation, making it very easy to pronounce the word if you know how each letter is pronounced 30 letters versus 26 Alphabet= El Abecedario Dictionaries published before 1994 include ch and ll as separate letters in the Spanish alphabet.

3. Aa [ah] avión

4. Bb [be] bota

5. Cc [se] cerdo

6. Ch [che] cheque

7. Dd [de] dinero

8. Ee [e] escalera

9. Ff [effe] flor

10. Gg [gggheaaa] gafas

11. Hh [ah-che] huevo

12. Ii [eee] imán

13. Jj [hota] jarra

14. Kk [kah] karate

15. Ll [ellay] lápiz

16. ll [ay-yay] llama

17. Mm [emm-eh] maleta

18. Nn [enn-eh] nariz

19. ñ [en-yay] Ñoño(wimp)

20. Oo [oh] oso

21. Pp [peh] paraguas

22. Qq [kuu] queso

23. Rr [ere] reloj

24. rr [errrrrre] (roll tongue) arroz

25. Ss [ese] sombrero

26. Tt [te] tijeras

27. Uu [oo] unicornio

28. Vv [ve] video

29. Ww [doblay ve] wafle

30. Xx [eh-kees] xilófono

31. Yy [ig-ree-egg-ah] yogur

32. Zz [zeta] zanahoria

33. Military Style http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUcu9P Uh9_A