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