Capítulo 1
  • El alfabeto o el abecedario

    • El alfabeto o el abecedario

    Click Here to listen to the alphabet (from Empecemos)

    LA – Latinoamérica, ES - España

    Letra

    Sonido para los que hablan español

    Sonido para los que hablan inglés

    Palabras con esta letra

    A

    a

    ah (as in father)

    algo, para, más

    B

    be

    beh or bay (but cut the sound short)

    también, sobre, deber

    C***

    ce

    seh (LA)

    theh (ES) where the th is the sound in thanks

    con, cuándo, cosa, haces, dice, información

    D

    de

    deh or day

    de, dos, todo

    E

    e

    eh (like the ey in they)

    él, en, estoy

    F

    efe

    eh feh

    forma, información, diferente

    G***

    ge

    hay or hey

    algo, grande, sigue,

    gente, imagen, energía

    H

    hache

    ah chay

    hola, haces, hay, ahora

    I

    i

    ee (as in see)

    sí, mismo, ir

    J

    jota

    hoe tah

    trabajo, deja, mejor

    K**

    ka

    kah

    kilómetro, koala, kilogramo

    L

    ele

    eh lay

    el, la, solo

    LL*

    elle, doble ele

    eh yay

    llamo, ellos, llego

    M

    eme

    eh may

    mucho, mundo, más

    N

    ene

    eh nay

    no, nosotros, nuevo

    Ñ

    eñe

    eh nieh

    año, niño, pequeño

    O

    o

    oh

    cómo, otro, no

    P

    pe

    peh or pay

    para, por, pero

    Q

    cu

    coo

    qué, quiero, porque

    R

    ere, erre

    eh ray (this sound is made with your tongue, not your lips)

    sobre, para, ser

    S

    ese

    eh say

    es, solo, persona

    T

    te

    tay or teh

    todo, tengo, este

    U

    u

    oo (as in food)

    uno, su, muy

    V

    uve, ve

    oo bay or bay (notice that this is the exact same sound as the b)

    vida, nuevo, ves

    W**

    uve doble, doble ve

    oo bay doe blay,

    doe blay bay

    sándwich, hawaiano, kiwi

    X

    equis

    eh keys

    existir, México, experiencia

    Y

    ye, i griega

    yeh, ee gree ay gah

    y, yo, mayor

    Z

    zeta

    say tah (LA),

    thay tah (ES)

    azul, realizar, vez

    *LL was considered a separate letter until 2010. It is no longer considered a letter, but it is in this list because its pronunciation is unique. CH (pronounced "che") was also considered a separate letter. Some speakers still refer to the C-H grouping as "che" instead of breaking them apart. 

    ** K and W are not native to Spanish. They appear in words borrowed from other languages.

    ***Most letters in Spanish have consistent pronunciation, but C and G change depending on the letter that follows.

    Expresiones útiles usando el alfabeto
    ¿Cómo se escribe? How do you spell it? (How is it written?) 
    ¿Cómo se escribe tu nombre?   How do you spell your name? (How is your name written?) 
    ¿Cómo se escribe “casa”? How do you spell “casa”? (How is “casa” written?) 
    Se escribe ce-a-ese-a.   It’s spelled seh-ah-eh say-ah 

    Vídeo para aprender el alfabeto (Señor Jordan, YouTube): 

    Actividades de conversación
    Actividad 1. ¿Países hispanohablantes?

    Listen as the speaker spells the names of some countries in Spanish (list to be prepared by teacher). Write down the letters you hear in order to spell the country names. Then, say whether each country has Spanish as an official language.

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