Spanish Alphabet and Pronunciation
[Pages:1]Spanish Alphabet and Basic Pronunciation Rules
English Spanish How do I pronounce the
Pronunciation in Context
Letter
Letter
Spanish letter?
How do I pronounce the letter in a word?
a
a
ah
ah ? like in father
b
be
beh
Like English but closer to V
c
ce
Theh (Spain)
? before a,o, or u ? sounds like the English
Seh (the rest of the Spanish? letter "k" ? like in the words cat, cold, cup. ?
speaking world)
before e or i:
"th" ? like in words thin or think (Spain)
"s" ? sounds like S (everywhere else)
ch*
che
cheh
~
d
de
deh
Often pronounced similar to the "th" in the
word "the"; your tongue should touch the back
of your top two front teeth
e
e
eh
eh ? like in bet; short E sound
f
efe
eff-eh
~
g
ge
heh
? before a,o, or u ? sounds like the English
letter "g" - like in go or guppy, but MUCH
softer ? hallway between G and W.
? before e or i ? sounds like the English
language "h" ? so generoso would sound like
heneroso.
h
hache
ah-cheh
H is always silent ? so hablar sounds like ablar
and hola sounds like ola.
i
i
ee
ee ? like in machine
j
jota
hoh-tah
sounds like the English letter "h" ? so jalape?o
sounds like halape?o.
k
ka
kah
~
l
ele
el-leh
~
ll*
elle
eh-yeh
Sounds like a "y" like in "tortilla"
m
eme
em-eh
~
n
ene
en-eh
~
?
e?e
ehn-yeh
sounds like the English letters sound "ny"
together ? like in "onion" or "canyon"
o
o
oh
oh ? like in cold
p
pe
peh
~
q
cu
koo
~
r
ere
er-eh
Slightly rolled if first letter of word;
sounds like D between 2 vowels
rr*
erre
err-eh
The rr should be trilled
s
ese
eh-seh
~
t
te
teh
~
u
u
oo
oo ? like in tuba, but silent behind a Q
v
ve
veh
Like English but closer to B
w
doble ve doh-ble-veh or doh-ble-beh
~
(doh-ble-ooh)
x
equis
eh-kees
~
y
i griega
ee-gree eh-gah
Sounds like ee...like in the word family
z
zeta
Thehta (Spain)
Z ? sounds like the English letter "th" ? like in
Seta (the rest of the Spanish the words thin or think. (Spain)
?speaking world)
-- sounds like S (everywhere else)
*NOT a letter of the Spanish alphabet, just a sound you need to know
~ same as in English
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