el alfabeto espaol A a Sounds like ah

el alfabeto español

A (a) Sounds like … “ah”

B (be) Sounds like … “b” in English [also called “b-grande”]

C (ce) Sounds like … (c+i, e) = “s” [“th” in Spain] (c + a, o, u) = “k”

Ch (che) Sounds like … “ch”

D (de) Sounds like … “d”

E (e) Sounds like … “ay” as in “day”

F (efe) Sounds like … “f”

G (ge) Sounds like … (g+i, e) = “h” (g + a, o, u) = “hard g” (guh)

H (hache) Sounds like … SILENT

I (i) Sounds like … “eee”

J (jota) Sounds like … “h”

K (ka) Sounds like … “k” (rarely used)

L (ele) Sounds like … “l”

LL (elle) Sounds like …“shj” in Latin America “y” in Spain

M (eme) Sounds like … “m”

N (ene) Sounds like … “n”

Ñ (eñe) Sounds like … “ny” [like “canyon” or “onion”]

O Sounds like … “o” (o)

P (pe) Sounds like … “p”

Q (cu) Sounds like … “k”

R (ere) Sounds like … “r”

RR (erre) Sounds like … “rrr” (trill)

s (ese) Sounds like … “s”

T (te) Sounds like … “t”

U (u) Sounds like … “eew”/ “oo” as in “food”

V (v) Sounds like … “b” [also called “b-chica”]

W (doble ve) Sounds like … “w” [only used in words of foreign origin]

X (equis) Sounds like … “ks” “h” in Mexican words of Indian origin

Y (i griega) Sounds like … “shj” in Latin America “y” in Spain

Z (zeta) Sounds like … “s” in Latin America “th” in Spain