Spanish Alphabet with Tips

Question 1

A

Answer 1

A - “ah”: Like the “a” in “father,” a pure and open vowel sound.

Question 2

B

Answer 2

B - “beh”: Like the English “b,” but softer, especially between vowels.

Question 3

C

Answer 3

C - “seh”: Like “s” before “e” or “i,” and “k” before “a,” “o,” “u.”

Question 4

D

Answer 4

D - “deh”: Like English “d,” but softer between vowels, resembling “th.”

Question 5

E

Answer 5

E - “eh”: Like the “e” in “bed,” pronounced consistently regardless of position.

Question 6

F

Answer 6

F - “ef-eh”: Pronounced like the English “f.”

Question 7

G

Answer 7

G - “heh”: Like “h” before “e” or “i” and “g” before “a,” “o,” or “u.”

Question 8

H

Answer 8

H - “ah-cheh”: Always silent in Spanish.

Question 9

I

Answer 9

I - “ee”: Like the “ee” in “see,” always a pure sound.

Question 10

J

Answer 10

J - “ho-tah”: A throaty “h” sound, like the “ch” in “loch.”

Question 11

K

Answer 11

K - “kah”: Like the English “k,” mostly found in borrowed words.

Question 12

L

Answer 12

L - “el-eh”: Like English “l,” but pronounced with the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth.

Question 13

M

Answer 13

M - “em-eh”: Like the English “m.”

Question 14

N

Answer 14

N - “en-eh”: Like the English “n.”

Question 15

Ñ

Answer 15

Ñ - “en-yeh”: Like “ny” in “canyon,” a distinct Spanish sound.

Question 16

O

Answer 16

O - “oh”: Like the “o” in “no,” but always a pure vowel sound.

Question 17

P

Answer 17

P - “peh”: Like the English “p,” but without aspiration (no puff of air).

Question 18

Q

Answer 18

Q - “koo”: Always followed by “u,” and pronounced like the “k” in “key.”

Question 19

R

Answer 19

R - “er-eh”: A single tap of the tongue, similar to the middle of “butter.”

Question 20

S

Answer 20

S - “es-eh”: Like the “s” in “sun,” pronounced consistently.

Question 21

T

Answer 21

T - “teh”: Like the English “t,” but without the puff of air (aspiration).

Question 22

U

Answer 22

U - “oo”: Like the “oo” in “moon,” always pronounced the same.

Question 23

V

Answer 23

V - “veh”: Pronounced similarly to “b,” with little to no distinction.

Question 24

W

Answer 24

W - “dob-leh-veh”: Like the English “w,” but mostly used in loanwords.

Question 25

X

Answer 25

X - “eh-kees”: Like “ks” in “fox” or, regionally, like “h” in words of indigenous origin.

Question 26

Y

Answer 26

Y - “ee-gri-eh-gah”: Like the “y” in “yes,” or as a vowel, like “ee” in “tree.”

Question 27

Z

Answer 27

Z - “set-ah”: Like the “s” in “sun,” or “th” in Castilian Spanish (as in “think”).