Spanish Letter Pronunciations

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Spanish Letter PronunciationsAThe letter A always sounds the same and it sounds exactly like its name.Write down a way to remember how to pronounce the letter A

BThe letter B in Spanish has the same pronunciation as the letter B in English but without the puff of air that usually follows the English B.Write down a way to remember how to pronounce the letter B

CThe letter C has two different pronunciations in Spanish. It is pronounced like the English letter s if it comes before an e or an i.It is pronounced like the English letter k when it comes before a, o or u.Write down a way to remember how to pronounce the letter C

CHCH is pronounced like the ch sound in English.Write down a way to remember how to pronounce the letter CH

DD is pronounced like the d in dog.Write down a way to remember how to pronounce the letter D

EE always makes the same sound and that sound is that same as its name.Write down a way to remember how to pronounce the letter E

FPronounced the same way was the English FWrite down a way to remember how to pronounce the letter F

GG has a couple of pronunciationsBefore the letters a, o and u, it sounds the the g in EnglishBefore the letters i and e, it sounds like an English hWrite down a way to remember the different pronunciations of the letter G

HThe h in Spanish never makes a sound, it is a completely silent letter!!Write down a way to remember how to pronounce the letter H

II always makes the same sound and that sound is that same as its name.Write down a way to remember how to pronounce the letter I

JJ always makes an English h soundWrite down a way to remember how to pronounce the letter J

KK makes the same sound in English and SpanishWrite down a way to remember how to pronounce the letter K

LL makes the same sound in English and SpanishWrite down a way to remember how to pronounce the letter L

LLLL has two pronunciations in Spanish.If LL appears at the beginning of a word, then it is pronounced like the English letter yIf LL appears in the middle of a word, it is pronounced like a letter l followed by a letter yWrite down a way to remember the difference pronunciations of the letter LL

MM makes the same sound in English and SpanishWrite down a way to remember how to pronounce the letter M

NN makes the same sound in English and SpanishWrite down a way to remember how to pronounce the letter N

sounds like the letter n followed by the letter yWrite down a way to remember how to pronounce the letter

OO always makes the same sound and that sound is that same as its name.Write down a way to remember how to pronounce the letter O

PP makes the same sound in English and Spanish, however, in Spanish there is no puff of air at the end of the letterWrite down a way to remember how to pronounce the letter P

QQ is always followed by the letter u, just like it English.It is pronounced like the k sound in English. Write down a way to remember how to pronounce the letter sound Qu

RR makes the same sound in English and SpanishWrite down a way to remember how to pronounce the letter R

RRRR is when you roll your rsWrite down a way to remember how to pronounce the letter RR

SS makes the same sound in English and SpanishWrite down a way to remember how to pronounce the letter S

TT makes the same sound in English and SpanishWrite down a way to remember how to pronounce the letter T

UU always makes the same sound and that sound is that same as its name.Write down a way to remember how to pronounce the letter U

VV always sounds like the letter b in English. V never vibrates like it does in English. Write down a way to remember how to pronounce the letter V

WW makes the same sound in English and SpanishWrite down a way to remember how to pronounce the letter W

XX always makes the English h soundWrite down a way to remember how to pronounce the letter X

YY makes the same sound in English and SpanishWrite down a way to remember how to pronounce the letter Y

ZZ is pronounced the same way as the English letter s. It never buzzes like the English z.Write down a way to remember how to pronounce the letter Z