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.
| Letter | Pronunciation | Spanish Word | <Pronunciation | 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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