Spanish Pronunciation A father mamá, casa, baño E telephone teléfono, entrada, perro I feet chica, película, libro O ocean foto, coche, amigo U mood fruta, música, mujer

A, E, I, O, U el burro sabe más que tú.

Spanish Pronunciation B/V = V like BG = English g or h gato, JorgeRR = perro, carroR= rojo, rosa (same sound as rr)R= para (stop) pero ( but)Ñ = ny canyon niño, pequeño LL = y tortilla, pollo J = h Jorge, José H = silent hola, hermoso

amarilloLl = [y]

yellow

SPANISH PRONOUNCIATIONc and g

• The letters c and g are pronounced differently , depending on the vowel that follows.

• A c followed by a, o, or u would be pronounce like the k in “kite”. A c followed by an i of e is pronounced like the s in “simple.”

• Similarly, a g followed by a,o,u would be pronounced like the g in “goat.” A g followed by an i or e is pronounced like h in “hill.”

caou

ei

[k]

[s]g a

ou

ei

[g]

[h]

“H”

“h”The letter “h” in Spanish is silent.

The English [h] sound is heard in the Spanish pronunciation of the letter “j” and the letter “g” (when “g” is followed by e or i).

jarra gigante

helado

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Note: ch, ll, and rr

Although the Real Academia Española in Madrid, Spain, removed the letters ch, ll, and rr as separate entries from the Spanish alphabet in 1994, they have been included in this presentation for their unique sound qualities when pronounced.

It should also be noted that in the Americas many Hispanic countries still recognize rr as a separate letter of the alphabet.

A,aÁ·gui·la

B,bBi·ci·cle·ta

C,cCa·ma

1

C,cCin·co

2

Ch,chCho·co·la·te

D,dDa·mas

E,eEs·cue·la

F,fFal·da

G,gGa·to

1

G,gGi·gan·te

2

H,hHam·bur·gue·sa

I,iIn·vier·no

J,jJu·gue·te

K,kKoa·la

L,lLá·piz

Ll,llLla·ves

M,mMa·ri·po·sa

N,nNa·riz

Ñ,ñÑan·du

O,oO·jo

P,pPan

Q,qQue·so

R,rRe·ga·lo

rrPe·rro

S,sSa·ca·pun·tas

T,tTe·lé·fo·no

U,uU·vas

V,vVa·so

W,w

Waf·le

X,xXi·ló·fo·no

Y,yYo·gur

Z,zZa·pa·to

The Spanish Name for the Letter