1. Tópico: El abecedario en español Pregunta Esencial: How do I pronounce the letters and differentiate their sounds in Spanish?

2. 3-column note format: Letter Pronunciation Example

3. A=a (“ah” as in ‘taco’ ) avi ó n

4. B = be (pronounced bay) like English b botas

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

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

7. E=e (“eh” as in “d a te” ) elefante

8. F=efe (pronounced eh-fay) fruta

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

10. H=hache (no sound) helado

11. I=i (“ee” as in eel) iglesia

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

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

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

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

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

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

18. Ñ=eñe (pronounced ehnyay) like the English ny in canyon ñu

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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