SPANISH ALPHABETS

The Spanish alphabet, or abecedario in Spanish, is composed of 27 letters. It includes one letter, la letra ñ (ay-nyay), that we don't have in English. 

 

a

a

ah

like the a in "father"

	b	be	bay	like the English b but pronounced very softly
	c	ce	say	before a, o, u, like the c in "can"; before e, i, like the c in "cent"
	ch	che	chay	like the ch in "church"
	d	de	day	like d in "bed" but with tongue forward, almost like th in "the"
	e	e	ay	like the ay in "pay"
	f	efe	ay-fay	like the English f
	g	ge	hay	before a, o, u, like g in "get"; before e, i, like an English h
	h	hache	ah-chay	always silent
	i	i	ee	like ee in "feet"
	j	jota	ho-ta	like the English h
	k	ka	kah	like the English k
	l	ele	ay-lay	like the English l
	ll	elle	ay-yay	like the y in "yes"
	m	eme	ay-may	like the English m
	n	ene	ay-nay	like the English n
	ñ	eñe	ay-nyay	like the ny in "canyon"
	o	o	oh	like the o in "no"
	p	pe	pay	like the English p
	q	cu	koo	like the English k
	r	ere	ay-ray	like the English r but softer, almost sounds like a d
	rr	erre	ay-rray	strongly trilled
	s	ese	ay-say	like the English s
	t	te	tay	like the English t
	u	u	oo	like the oo in "pool"
	v	uve	oo-vay	almost no difference between b and v in Spanish
	w	uve doble	oo-vay do-blay	like the English w
	x	equis	ay-kees	like the English x
	y	ye	yay	like the English y; like ee in "tree" when used alone
	z	zeta	say-ta	like the English s