a (a)
amigo
Ah

b (be)
bonita
Like the English B, but with less air.

c (ce)
cereal
Before E or I, has an S sound or Th as in "Thanks" (Th is Castillian Spanish) Otherwise, has a K sound.

ch (ce hache)
chocolate
Like English Ch in "Chicken"

d (de)
dedo
Between vowels or at the end of a word, has Th sound as in "This"

e (e)
español
Eh, ā

f (efe)
feo
Like the English F in "Fish", replaces PH in cognates.

g (ge)
gato
Before E or I, has H sound. Otherwise, has G sound as in "Good".

h (hache)
hormiga
Silent letter.

i (i)
iglesia
ē

j (jota)
José
Sounds like the English H.

k (ka)
kilo
Sames as the English K but rarely used in Spanish.

l (ele)
lobo
Like the English L.

ll (elle)
lluvia
Like the English Y, J, or Zh.

m (eme)
mamá
Like the English M.

n (ene)
no
Like the English N.

ñ (eñe)
ñoño
Like the ny in "Canyon".

o (o)
ojo
Oh

p (pe)
pelo
Like the English P, but with less air.

q (cu)
quemar
Like the English K.

r (erre) and rr
ratón
Trilled at the beginning of a word and after certain letters. Otherwise, like tt in "Betty".
RR- Always trilled.

s (ese)
soso
Like S in "See". Not like S in "eyes"

t (te)
tocar
Like the English T.

u (u)
uva
ooh

v (uve)
vamos
Same as the English B.

w (uve doble)
whisky
Not used in Spanish Words.

x (equis)
xilófono
Like S or X, sometimes replaces the Spanish J. (Resulting in H sound.)

y (i griega)
yate
Same as the Spanish LL.

z (zeta)
zorro
Like Th in Thanks (In Castillian Spanish)
Same as the Spanish S in most parts of the Hispanic world.

Pronunciations for Spanish Words.

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