The document provides information about the Spanish alphabet by listing each letter from A to Z. For each letter, it provides the name of the letter in Spanish, an example word that begins with the letter, and how to pronounce the letter. The summary focuses on giving a sense of the type of information covered for each letter.
2. A a árbol = tree
The letters name is a
Pronounciation: a
3. B, b burro = donkey
The letters name is be
Is pronounced b at the
beginning of a word
Is pronounced v inside a
word
4. C, c cebra = zebra caballo = horse
C before e,i and y is
pronounced s
Cebra
C before a,o and u is
pronounced k
Caballo
The letters name is ce
5. CH, ch is a letter in Spanish
Is pronounced tj chocolate
The letters name is che
6. D, d Dulce = pastry
D is pronounced like an English
d at the beginning of a word
Inside a word, like in vida
(=life) it´s pronounced like th
in the English the
The letters name is de
7. E, e Elefante = elefant
No problems! Pronounced like an
English e
The letters name is e
8. F, f Flor = flower
No problems! Pronounced like an
English f
The letters nam is efe
9. G, g girasol = sunflower gato = cat
Pronounced g (like in god) before o,
a och u
Pronounced sj före i, e och y
The letters name is ge
10. H, h huevo = egg
Is not pronounced, it´s mute. Huevo
is pronounced uevo for instance
The letters name is hache
11. I, i instrumento = instrument
The letters name is i
Is pronounced like the English
i like in bit, did
12. J, j jirafa = giraffe
The letters name is jota
Difficult to find a
corresponding sound in
English. Listen to the sound
13. K, k kilo = kilo
The letters name is ka
Pronounced like in English
14. L, l león = lion
The letters name is ele
Pronounced like in English
15. Ll, ll llama = llama
Pronounced like the j in john
The letters name is elle
16. M, m maíz = maize, corn
The letters name is eme
Is pronounced like an English
m
17. N, n naranja = orange
The letters name is ene
Is pronounced like an English n
18. O, o oveja = sheep
The letters name is o
Is pronounced like o in lot, got
19. P, p perro = dog
The letters name is pe
Pronounced like an English p
but without the ”blow sound”,
almost like a b
20. Q, q queso = cheese
The letters name is qu
Pronounced like a k but
without the ”blow sound”
21. R, r ratón = mouse
The letters name is ere
Pronouned like r inside a word,
but like rolling rrr at the
beginning of a word
22. S, s sandía = water melon
Is pronounced like the English s
The letters name i ese
23. T, t tigre = tiger
Is pronounced like the English t but
without “blow sound” almost like a d
The letters name i te
24. U, u uvas = grapes
The letters name i u
It´s pronounced like u in English you
25. V, v vaca = cow
I´ts pronounced v inside a word, but b at
the beginning of a word
The letters name i uve
26. W, w watt = watt
Always pronounced v
The letters name is uve doble
27. X, x taxi = cab
Pronounciation: ks
The letters name is equis
28. Y, y yoga = yoga
The letters name is i griega
Pronounciation:
• i when it´s y = and
• i inside words
• dj at the beginnning of words
29. Z, z zorro = fox
Pronounciation:
• In Spain th like in
the English word
think
• In Latinamerica s
The letters name is ceta