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Spanish Alphabet
| Letter |
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Sound in Spanish |
| a | |
father |
| b | |
boy, sometimes is softer sound like the letter v |
| c | |
cow, in Spain it has th sound before e or i |
| ch | |
choose |
| d | |
dog |
| e | |
seven |
| f | |
frog |
| g | |
go, but can also sound like an h at the beginning of a word or after n
for example, gigante is pronounced hee-gahn-teh |
| h | |
silent |
| i | |
ee sound in street |
| j | |
thick h sound in hello |
| k | |
kit |
| l | |
long |
| ll | |
y sound in year |
| m | |
monkey |
| n | |
nose |
| ñ | |
longer sound held with tongue, like in onion |
| o | |
open |
| p | |
pan |
| q | |
k sound in kit, always followed by silent u |
| r | |
combine D and L sounds |
| rr | |
r sound is trilled with tip of the tongue |
| s | |
sing |
| t | |
time |
| u | |
ou sound in you or too |
| v | |
violin, sometimes is harder sound like the letter b |
| w | |
wallet, rarely used |
| x | |
exit, or sh sound in show |
| y | |
yellow, rarely used- ll is more common |
| z | |
zebra, in Spain it sounds like the th in thick |
Note: There are NO silent vowels. This makes it fairly simple, just make sure to pronounce the double vowel sounds like fuego, invierno, or río. If a letter has an accent mark over it, than it receives the stress.
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