SpanishAlphabet.pdf

Spanish Alphabet

Alfabeto Español

Governmental Services Center

Click on the letter to hear the Spanish pronounciation.

A sounds like AH as in casa (house)

B sounds like English B as in baño (bathroom) and can also sometimes

sound like “V”

C sounds like English “K” when it comes before: a, o or u - as in casado

C sounds like English “S” when it comes before: e or i - as in cinco (five)

CH sounds like English “CH” as in Chigüire (name of rodent like creature)

D sounds like English “D” as in despacio (slowly)

E sounds like English “EH” as in escritorio (desk)

F sounds like English “F” as in fecha (date)

G sounds like English “H” when it comes before: e or i - as in gente (people)

G sounds like English “G” as in girl any other time - grande (big)

H is always silent as in Hola (Hello)

I sounds like the English hard “E” as in green - Inglés (English)

J guttural sound stronger than English “H” as in hotel - jefe (chief or boss)

K sounds like English “K” as in kilómetro (kilometer)

L sounds like English “L” as in lentes (lenses)

LL sounds like English “Y” as in yes - Me LLamo (my name is)

M sounds like English “M” as in mas (more)

N sounds like English “N” as in necesita (need)

Ñ sounds like English “N” as in onion - enseñeme (teach me)

O sounds like English “OH” as in ocupación (occupation)

Spanish Alphabet

Alfabeto Español

Governmental Services Center

P sounds like English “P” as in Pero (but)

Q sounds like English “K” and proceeds U as in que (what)

R sounds like English “R” as in reciba (receives)

RR trilled sound as in burrito and aburrido (bored)

S sounds like English “S” as in sueldo (salary)

T sounds like English “T” as in tengo (I), tiene (has), tenemos (we have),

and tienen (have)

U sounds like English “OO” as in mood - usted (you) or silent after the

letter Q - quince (fifteen)

V sounds like English “V” as in vecino (neighbor)

W rarely used but sounds like English “W” as in whiskey

X sounds like English “H” as in México

Y when standing alone, sounds like the English “EE” as in meek and works

as the English conjunction “and”

Y sounds like English “Y” in a word as in you - De La Hoya

Z sounds like English “S” as in Zorro

For more information on the Spanish language, please attend our

workshop Customer Service: Basic Spanish . See our course catalog for

other workshop offerings.

Governmental Services Center

@ Kentucky State University

Julian Carroll Academic Services

Building, 4th Fl

400 E. Main St

Frankfort, KY 40601

502-564-8170

502-564-2732 fax

http://personnel.ky.gov/gsc

Serving the People Who Serve the People

Spanish Alphabet

Plik z chomika:

Inne pliki z tego folderu:

Inne foldery tego chomika: