Spanish Alphabet

Spanish Alphabet Pronunciation: Vowels

a	like the a in father
e	for a syllable ending in a vowel, like the e in they for a syllable ending in a consonant, like the e in set
i	like the i in machine
o	for a syllable ending in a vowel, like the o in vote for a syllable ending in a consonant, like the o in spot
u	like the oo in tool silent after q and in the groups gue and gui
y	when used as a vowel, pronounced like Spanish i

Spanish Alphabet Pronunciation: Consonants

b, v	at the beginning of a word or following a consonant, like the b in body otherwise, a sound crossed between the English b and v sounds
c	before a consonant or a, o, u like the c in cave before e or i, like the s in silver *in Spain, the c before e or i is often lisped like the th in this
ch	like the ch in child
d	like the d in dark between vowels and following l or n, pronounced like the th in there
f	like the f in flower
g	before e or i like the Spanish j (English "h" sound) otherwise, like the g in get
h	silent
j	like an h but stronger Almost silent at the end of a word
k	like the k in kid
l	like the l in leave
ll	like the y in you
m	like the m in maze
n	like the n in navy
ñ	like the sound of the ni in onion
p	like the p in pain
q	like a k, and always followed by a silent u
r	pronounced with a strong trill ("rolling an r") at the beginning of a word and after an l, n or s minimal trill at the end of the word medium trill for other positions
s	like the z in zebra before consonants b, d, g, l, m, n otherwise, like the s in simple
t	like the t in terror
v	same as b
w	usually like a v
x	like the x in fox when between vowels like an s before consonant
y	like the y in yellow
z	like an s *in Spain, the z is often lisped like the th in feather

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