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The Spanish Alphabet |
- The Spanish alphabet has 30 symbols; three are pairs of letters acting as one sound.
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| Symbol |
Spanish Name |
Pronunciation; Examples |
| a |
a |
as in father |
| b |
be larga; be grande |
beber |
| c |
ce |
s/th/k |
| ch |
che |
as one sound (chico) |
| d |
de |
dedo |
| e |
e |
as in bet |
| f |
efe |
fotografía |
| g |
ge [heh] |
gigante |
| h |
hache |
honor; prohibir |
| i |
i (latina) |
civil |
| j |
jota |
Juan |
| k |
ka |
kilo (used in foreign words) |
| l |
ele |
Lalo |
| ll |
elle |
ella |
| m |
eme |
momento |
| n |
ene |
nota |
| ñ |
eñe |
año |
| o |
o |
como |
| p |
pe |
Pepe |
| q |
cu |
que; quince |
| r |
ere |
like Am. Eng. t (water); cara |
| rr |
erre |
perro |
| s |
ese |
sesos |
| t |
te |
total |
| u |
u |
Uruguay |
| v |
ve chica; uve |
vivir |
| w |
ve doble, doble ve |
Washington (used in foreign words) |
| x |
equis |
ks/s |
| y |
i griega |
Yucatán; hoyo |
| z |
zeta |
s/th |
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