El Alfabeto

Capitulo 1

El alfabetoa (a)b (be)c (ce)*ch (che) d (de)e (e)f (efe)g (ge)h (hache)i (i)

j (jota)k (ka)l (ele)*ll (elle)m (eme)n (ene)ñ (eñe)o (o)p (pe)q (cu)

r (ere)*rr (erre)s (ese)t (te)u (u)v (ve)w (doble uve/ ve )

x (equis)y (i griega)z (zeta)

(uve doble)

*sounds not letters

A (father) (ah)

E (elephant) (ĕ)

I (cheese) (ēē)

O (open) (ō)

U (tooth) (ōō)

A=a (“ah” as in all ) avión

B = be (pronounced bay)

like English b bota

C = ce (pronounced say)

“k” sound, except for “ce” and “ci” which make the “s" sound

carro

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

E=e (“eh” as in end ) elefante

F=efe (pronounced ehfay) fruta

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

gato

H=hache (no sound)

helado

I=i (“ee” as in eel)

iglesia

J=jota (pronounced hotah) English “h” but more gutturalo sound

jarra

K=ka (pronounced kah)

like the English k

kayak

L=ele (pronounced

ehlay) like English l

leche

LL=elle (pronounced

ehyay) like English y

Lluvia

M=eme (pronounced ehmay)like English m

manzana

N=ene (pronounced

ehnay) like English n

nariz

Ñ=eñe (pronounced

ehnyay) like the English ny in canyon

Niña

O=o (pronounced oh as in

boat) ocho

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

perro

Q=cu (pronounced coo)

like the English k queso

R=ere (pronounced ehray)like the English d; put tongue on palate just

above front teeth raton

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 Sopa

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

tigre

U=u (pronounced “oo” as in pool)

uñas

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

vaca

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

wafle

X=equis (pronounced ehkeys)makes a “gs” sound; an “h” sound in Mexican

words of Indian origin xilófono (cilofono)

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

yogur

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

zapato