El Alfabeto Español
A
B
C
Ch
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
Ll
M
N
Ñ
O
P
Q
R
rr
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
Las Pronunciaciones
A
B
C
Ch
D
E
F
G
ahh
bay
say
chay
day
ay
effay
hay
H
I
J
K
L
Ll
M
N
ah-cha
ee
hota
kah
l-ay
a – yay
m –ay
n- ay
Ñ
O
P
Q
R
Rr
S
T
n – yay
o
pay
coo
air – ay
airrrrr-ay
essay
tay
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
oo
vay
doblay-vay
a-kees
e-gree-ay-gah
zeta
Alphabet Notes
• Las Vocales
–
–
–
–
–
–
The Vowels
a = ah
e = ay
i = ee
o=o
u = oo
• Dos Sonidos
– Two Sounds
– g and c
– Soft when followed by
an e or an i (h , s)
– Hard when followed by
any other letter (g , k)
– geografía
– circo
Alphabet Notes cont.
• Los Diferentes
– Different than English
– ch
–h
–j
– ll
–ñ
– rr
–w
–y
• El Resto
– The rest of the letters
make a sound similar to
the way they are
pronounced in English.
– Spanish is COMPLETELY
PHONETIC. That means
that if you see a letter,
you say its sound.
Vamos a Practicar
• Let’s Practice
• ¿Cómo te llamas?
• Me llamo __________. (Tell me your name.)
• ¿Cómo se deletrea tu nombre?
• How do you SPELL your name? (Use Spanish
letter pronunciations.)