The Spanish Alphabet

and The letters of the Spanish alphabet

are quite easy to learn as the Spanish alphabet is so similar to that of the English language. If you take a look at the graph below you will see the letter, its pronunciation and some basic Spanish words.

 

 

spanish alphabet

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Letter Pronunciation Spanish WordPronunciation English Translation
a ah abierto ah-BYEHR-toh open
b beh blusa BLOO-sah blouse
c seh calabaza kah-lah-BAH-sah pumpkin
ch cheh chiste CHEES-teh joke
d theh débil DEH-beel weak
e eh edad eh-DAHD age
f Eh-feh fuerte FWEHR-teh strong
g hheh gracioso grah-SYOH-soh amusing
gente HHEHN-teh people
girasol hhee-rah-SOHL sunflower
h AH-cheh hambre AHM-breh hunger
i ee Latina lah-TEE-nah Latin Person
igualdad ee-GWAL-dahd equality
j HHOH-tah jabón hhah-BOHN soap
k kah keroseno keh-roh-SEH-noh kerosene
l EH-leh ley LEHY law
ll EHL-yeh, EH-yeh lleno YEH-noh full
m EH-meh madrugar mah-droo-GAHR to rise early
n EH-neh nadie NAH-dyeh no one
ñ eh-NYEH niño NEE-nyoh child
o oh obra OH-brah work
p peh pájaro PAH-hhah-roh bird
q koo querido keh-REE-doh beloved
quiero KYEH-roh I want
r EH-reh pero PEH-roh but
rr EH-rreh perro PEH-rroh dog
s EH-seh sala SAH-lah living room
t teh terciopelo tehr-syoh-PEH-loh velvet
u oo útil OO-teel useful
v veh vocal voh-CAHL vowel
w DOH-bleh veh Wáshington VAH-sheen-tohn Washington
x EH-kees exigencia eh-gsee-HHEHN-syah demand
México MEH-hhee-koh Mexico
extraño ehs-TRAH-nyohn strange
Ixtapa eesh-TAH-pah (town in Mexico)
y ee-GRYEH-gah yerno YEHR-noh son-in-law
z SEH-tah zarzamora sahr-sah-MOH-rah blackberry

 

As you can see, it is not that difficult to learn, and certainly is a lot simpler than some other languages out there. I find that if you already speak a Latin based language, you will find it so much easier to learn another as there are so many similarities.

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