El alfabeto (abecedario) espa

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El alfabeto (abecedario) español

• The Spanish Alphabet

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The traditional alphabet
While many of the 30 letters in this slideshow
have been removed with the inclusion of Spain in
the European Union, these extra characters are
useful in learning the sounds of the
language. Please note that the phonetic
spellings are designed for easy pronunciation by
English speakers. They are not intended to be
correct phonetic spellings.
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A
(ah)
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B
(beh)
called beh larga (long b) Makes English b
sound
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C
(seh)
Makes soft s sound or hard k sound.
Liceo.........Cancún
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Ch
(cheh)
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D
(deh)
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E
Vowels always make the same sounds in all words.
There are no short or long vowel sounds.
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F
(eh-feh)
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G
(heh)
Makes hard g sound before a, o, u. Makes soft
h sound before e or i. Gato / Gorra / Guante
/ Geraldo / Gitano
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H
(ah-cheh)
Silent letter.....never pronounced.
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I
Vowels always make the same sounds in all words.
There are no short or long vowel sounds.
(eee)
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J
(ho-ta)
Makes the English h sound.
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K
(kah)
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L
(el-eh)
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LL
(ey-eh)
Makes the English y sound. Me llamo
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M
(em-eh)
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N
(en-eh)
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Ñ
(en-yeh)
Makes the English ny sound. Español vs
Espanol
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O
Vowels always make the same sounds in all words.
There are no short or long vowel sounds.
(oh)
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P
(peh)
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Q
(coo)
Makes the English k sound.
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R
(er-eh)
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RR
(err-eh)
Makes the rolling r sound. This sound can also
occur with single r. Borrador / Rafael
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S
(eh-seh)
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T
(teh)
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U
Vowels always make the same sounds in all words.
There are no short or long vowel sounds.
(ooh)
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V
(beh)
called beh corta (short b) Makes English b
sound b de burro / v de vaca B
V.........PRODUCE SAME SOUND
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W
(doble-beh)
Sometimes called beh-doble.
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X
(eh-keys)
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Y
(ee-griega)
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Z
(seh-ta)
Makes the English s sound. El Zorro