El alfabeto Flashcards
A
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A
Spanish name: a
Pronounced: ‘ah’
Pronunciation rules:
Ah!
B
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B
Spanish name: be
(also: be larga, be grande, be de burro)
Pronounced: ‘bay’
Pronunciation rules:
Sounds like Spanish v / ve
C
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C
Spanish name: ce
Pronounced: ‘sey’
Pronunciation rules:
Before E or I: sounds like an s
Otherwise, sounds like Eng k
D
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D
Spanish name: de
Pronounced: ‘day’
Pronunciation rules:
Same as Eng
E
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E
Spanish name: e
Pronounced: ‘ay’
Pronunciation rules:
As above
F
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F
Spanish name: efe
Pronounced: ‘eh-fey’
Pronunciation rules:
Same as Eng
G
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G
Spanish name: ge
Pronounced: ‘hey’
Pronunciation rules:
Before E or I: sounds like a harsh English h (similar to Spanish J)
Otherwise, like English ‘g’
H
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G
Spanish name: hache
Pronounced: ‘ah-che’
Pronunciation rules:
Mostly silent
I
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I
Spanish name: i
Pronounced: “ee”
Pronunciation rules:
As above
J
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J
Spanish name: jota
Pronounced: ‘hoh-ta’
Pronunciation rules:
Sounds like Eng H, sometimes harsher
K
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K
Spanish name: ca
Pronounced: ‘kah’
Pronunciation rules:
Same as Eng
L
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L
Spanish name: ele
Pronounced: ‘eh-lay’
Pronunciation rules:
Similar to Eng
LL
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LL
Spanish name: elle, doble ele
Pronounced: “eh-yay”
Pronunciation rules: like ‘y’ in yellow
M
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M
Spanish name: eme
Pronounced: ‘eh-may’
Pronunciation rules:
Same as Eng
N
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N
Spanish name: ene
Pronounced: ‘eh-nay’
Pronunciation rules:
Same as Eng
Ñ
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Ñ
Spanish name: eñe
Pronounced: ‘eh-nyay’
Pronunciation rules:
Like ‘n’ in ‘onion’
O
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O
Spanish name: o
Pronounced: ‘oh’
Pronunciation rules:
As above
P
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P
Spanish name: pe
Pronounced: ‘pay’
Pronunciation rules:
As above
Q
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Q
Spanish name: cu
Pronounced: ‘cooh’
Pronunciation rules:
Like Eng k
R
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R
Spanish name: ere
Pronounced: “eh-ray”
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At beginning of word, pronounced as RR
RR
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RR
Spanish name: doble ere
Pronounced: “doh-blay eh-ray”
Pronunciation rules:
Trill with the tongue, like ‘tt’ in butter (American pronunciation)
S
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S
Spanish name: ese
Pronounced: “essay”
Pronunciation rules:
Same as Eng
T
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T
Spanish name: te
Pronounced: ‘tay’
Pronunciation rules:
Same as Eng
U
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U
Spanish name: u
Pronounced: “ooh”
Pronunciation rules:
Like ‘oo’ in food
V
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V
Spanish name: ve
(also: ve corta, ve chica, ve de vaca)
Pronounced: ‘bay’
Pronunciation rules:
Similar to Spanish B
W
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W
Spanish name: doble u
Also: doble ve, doble uve
Pronounced: “doh-blay ooh”
Pronunciation rules:
Same as Eng
X
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X
Spanish name: equis
Pronounced: “eh-kees”
Pronunciation rules:
Often like ‘ks’ in socks
For place & person names, like ‘h’ in México
Y
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Y
Spanish name: i griega, ye
Pronounced: ‘ee-grey-eh-gah”
Pronunciation rules:
Mostly like Eng
At end of the word, like the Eng ‘I’ (e.g. hay)
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Z
Spanish name: zeta
Pronounced: ‘say-tah’
Pronunciation rules:
Mostly like Eng S
How is C pronounced before E
Like an English S
How is C pronounced before I
Like an English S
How is C pronounced before A
Like an English K
How is C pronounced before O
Like an English K
How is C pronounced before U
Like an English K
How is G pronounced before A
Like an English G
How is G pronounced before E
Like a harsh English H
How is G pronounced before I
Like a harsh English H
How is G pronounced before O
Like an English G
How is G pronounced before U
Like an English G
