El abecedario

A=a “ah” as in all a vion

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

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

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

E=e “eh” as in end e lefante

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

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

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

I=i “ee” as in eel i glesia

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

O=o “oh” as in boat o cho

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

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

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

S=ese (pronounced ehsay ) like the English s S opa

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

U=u “oo” as in pool u ñas

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

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

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

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

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