1. El alfabeto
The alphabet

2. A Called : “ah” Pronounced: “ah” Never pronounced like in cake or cat
Ex. Manzana, ratón

3. B
Called “bay”
Pronounced like English
Ex. Barba, blanco

4. C Called: “say” Pronounced: like an s in front of i or e
Pronounced: like a k in front of a,o, or u
Sometimes put together with h to make ch, as in “check”
Ex. Cinema, centro, cantar, color, cuchara

5. D
Called: “day”
Pronounced: Like the d in English at the beginning of a word
Pronounced: like a soft “th” at the end of a word
Ex. Día, verdad

6. E Called: “ay” Pronounced “ay” or “eh”
Never pronounced “ee” like in English
Ex. Centro, Morelos

7. F
Called: “ehfay”
Pronounced: like the f in English
Ex. Fuente, forma

8. G
Called: “hey” Pronounced: like h in front of i or e Pronounced: like “guh” in front of a, o, u Ex. General, gigante, goma, mangú

9. H
Called: “ah-chay”
Pronounced: silent, unless paired with a c in front
Ex. Hola, cuchillo

10. I Called: “ee” Pronounced: “ee” like the double e in English
Never pronounced: like the I in the English word “time”
Ex. Inglés, mio

11. J Called “hoe-tah” Pronounced like h in “house”
Never pronounced like j in “jog”
Ex. Jabón, jaja

12. K Called “kah” Pronounced like k’s are in English
Rarely found in Spanish words, words that use it are usually borrowed from other languages
Ex. kanguro

13. L Called “eh-lay” Pronounced like L in “lion” Used the same as English
Ex. Leon, limpiar, elefante

14. LL Called “eh-yay” or “eh-jay” depending on where the speaker is from
Pronounced like y in “yak” or j in “job”
Never pronounced like an l and a y put together
Ex. Tortilla, alli

15. M
Called “eh-may”
Pronounced like m in “money”
Ex. Mono, examen

16. N
Called “eh-nay”
Pronounced like n in “nine”
Ex. Nadar, no

17. Ñ Called “en-yay” Pronounced like ny in “canyon” or ni in “onion”
Ex. Año, niño

18. O Called “oh” Pronounced like o in “opal”
Never pronounced like “ah” in “cost”
Ex. No, poco

19. P Called “pay” Pronounced like p in “pirate”
Ex. Partido, por, pinguino

20. Q Called “koo” Pronounced like k in “king” Almost always with a u
Qu never pronounced “kwuh” like in “quiet”
Ex. Quinto, mantequilla

21. R Called “eh-ray” Pronounced like r in “rage,” only softer
Ex. Rayos, rana

22. RR Called “ehrrrrrrrrrrrrr-ay”
Pronounced by rolling r, elongating the r sound
Super hard to pronounce for English speakers
Ex. Tierra, perro

23. S Called “eh-say” Pronounced like s in “salamander”
Used just like English
Ex. Sonrisa, sol

24. T Called “tay” Pronounced like t in “tiger,” only softer
Ex. Tigre, trono

25. U Called “oo” Pronounced “oo” like in boot Never pronounced “you”
Ex. Super, mucho

26. V Called “oo-bay” Pronounced the same as a B
Never pronounced like a V as in video
Ex. Vaca, vacaciones

27. W Called “do-blay-oo” Pronounced like a w in English
Hardly ever appears in Spanish words, unless they are borrowed from another language

28. X Called “ek-ees” Pronounced like English X in front of A
Pronounced like H in front of I
Ex. Examen, Mexico

29. Y Called “ee-gree-ay-guh” Pronounced like “ee” inside a word
Pronounced like “yuh” or “juh” in front of a word, depending on region of speaker
Ex. Yeltsin, Yolanda, Lynda

30. Z Called “say-tah” Pronounced like an S
Never pronounced “zzzzz” like in buzz
Ex. Zoologico, Zambrano