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Spanish Alphabet

Spanish pronunciation differs from English in several letters. The vowels a, e, i are pronounced differently than in English, causing mistakes for new Spanish students. Consonants like h, j, r, y are also commonly mispronounced. The document then provides a table listing each letter of the Spanish alphabet, its name when spelling words, and examples of words to demonstrate pronunciation. It serves as an introduction to the correct sounds of letters in Spanish.

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Spanish Alphabet

Spanish pronunciation differs from English in several letters. The vowels a, e, i are pronounced differently than in English, causing mistakes for new Spanish students. Consonants like h, j, r, y are also commonly mispronounced. The document then provides a table listing each letter of the Spanish alphabet, its name when spelling words, and examples of words to demonstrate pronunciation. It serves as an introduction to the correct sounds of letters in Spanish.

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Introduction to Spanish phonetics

1. Spanish Pronunciation
The Spanish alphabet is based on the Latin one but some letters have significantly different
pronunciation than their counterparts in English. Spanish students that are just beginning
their studies are prone to make mistakes with the English vowels a, e, I since they sound
completely different in Spanish. Consonants like h, j, r, y are also a common cause for
mistakes.
The Spanish alphabet serves as a good introduction to Spanish pronunciation. Scan the
letters in the first column. Lets see the similarities and differences:
Letter of the

Name of the Letter (what

Alphabet

you say when you spell

Pronunciation Examples

out loud)
A

barato (cheap)
pagar (to pay)
esperar (to wait)
trabajar (to work)
camisa (shirt)

be

beber (to drink)


bien (good/well/fine)
bonito (pretty)
tambin (also)
bar (bar)
botella (bottle)

ce

camisa (shirt)
cena (dinner)
cine (cinema)
copa (cup)
culpa (blame)
consejo (advise)

CH

che

cuchillo (knife)
muchacho (boy)
leche (milk)

coche (car)
D

de

dedo (finger)
da (day)
durante (during)
delante (in front)
duda (doubt)

escuela (school)
estadio (stadium)
comer (to eat)
estar (to be)
encontrar (to find)

efe

fcil (easy)
eficiente (efficient)
feo (ugly)
futuro (future)
familia (family)

ge

gente (people)
garaje (garage)
jugo (juice)
agua (water)

ache

hacer (to do)


historia (history)
hotel (hotel)
ahora (now)

imitar (to imitate)


iniciar (to initiate)
abrir (to open)
vino (wine)

jota

jamn (ham)
aguja (needle)
Japn (Japan)
jungla (jungle)

ka

kiosco (kiosk)
kilo (kilo)

ele

lado (side)
leer (to read)

limitar (to limit)


lavamanos (sinks)
LL

elle

lluvia (rain)
cuchillo (knife)
llave (key)
llorar (to cry)
llevar (to bring)

eme

manzana (apple)
melon (melon)
medio (middle)
miedo (fear)

ene

no (no)
nada (nothing)
nadie (nobody)
noche (night)
pantaln (pants/trousers)
nariz (nose)

ee

seor (sir/gentleman)
pequeo (small)
nio (child)
pia (pineapple)
maana (tomorrow/morning)
bao (bathroom)

cuarto (room)
recepcin (reception)
chico (kid)
lejos (far away)
mono (monkey)

poco (little)
padre (father)
piso (floor/flat)
puerta (door)
paisaje (landscape)

cu

quitar (to remove)


queso (cheese)
quin (who)

querer (to want)


quisiera (would like)
R

ere

raro (rare)
amar (to love)
rincn (corner)
recepcionista (recepcionist)

RR

erre

carro (car)
amarro (I tie up)
perro (dog)
jarra (jar)
barra (bar)

ese

s (yes)
espero (I wait)
sucio (dirty)
saber (to know)
sincero (sincere)

te

tabaco (cigar/tobacco)
tambin (also)
tanto (so/score)
todava (still)
todo (all/whole/everything)

t (you)
alguno (some/any)
justo (just/right)
bulto (package /piece of luggage)
formulario (form)
nico (only/sole)

ve

doble v

vaca (cow)
vacaciones (holidays)
vino (wine)
viejo (old)
vaco (empty)
whisky
web

equis

excelente (excellent)
exquisite (exquisite)
extraordinario (extraordinary)
expreso (express)

taxi (taxi)
Y

i griega

ya (already)
soy (I am)
doy (I give)
estoy (I am)
yo (I)

zeta

zumo (juice)
zapato (shoe)
zanahoria (carrot)
calzado (footware)

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