1. El abecedario

2. A=a (“ah” as in all ) avion

3. B = be (pronounced bay) like English b bota

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

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

6. E=e (“eh” as in end ) elefante

7. F=efe (pronounced ehfay) fruta

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

9. H=hache (no sound) helado

10. I=i (“ee” as in eel) iglesia

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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