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Phonics

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El Alfabeto en Español - The Alphabet in Spanish

 

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A - F

  • A = ah
  • B = beh
  • C = sey
  • D = deh
  • E = eh
  • F = efe
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G - LL

  • G = hheh
  • H = a - chay
    • Be aware that the letter ‘h’ is nearly always silent - this sound is just for pronouncing the alphabet.
  • I = ee
  • J = hha
    • Although the letter in the alphabet is pronounced ‘hhota’.
  • K = kah
  • L = eh leh
  • LL = eh-yeh
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M - Q

  • M = eh-meh
  • N = eh-neh
  • Ñ = eh-nyeh (like Tanya).
  • O = oh
  • P = peh
  • Q = koo
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R - U

  • R = eh-reh
  • RR = eh rreh
  • S = eh seh
  • T = teh
  • U = oo
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V - Z

  • V = veh
    • Note that in Spain, it is quite common to hear the v pronounced as a b but not in Latin America.
  • W = wer
    • Although the letter is pronounced uve doble in Spanish and doble v in Latin American Spanish.
  • X = eh-kees
  • Y = ee
    • Although the letter is called i griega.
  • Z = zeh-tah

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