1. El abecedario

2. A=a “ah” as in all a vion

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

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

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

6. E=e “eh” as in end e lefante

7. F=efe (pronounced ehfay ) Like the English f f ruta

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

9. H=hache ( pronounced ahchay ) has no sound h elado

10. I=i “ee” as in eel i glesia

11. J=jota ( pronounced hotah ) English “h” but more guttural sound j arra

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

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

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

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

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

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

18. O=o “oh” as in boat o cho

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

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

21. R=ere (pronounced ehray ) like the English d; put tongue on palate just above front teeth r atón 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 S opa

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

24. U=u “oo” as in pool u ñas

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

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

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

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

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