How to Pronounce the Spanish Alphabet359

The Spanish alphabet consists of 27 letters, 5 of which have accents (á, é, í, ó, ú) and 2 of which have tildes (ñ, ~). The letters q and ñ are only used in Spanish and Catalan, respectively.

Pronunciation of the Spanish Vowels

The vowels in Spanish are pronounced as follows:

a - pronounced like the "a" in "father"
e - pronounced like the "e" in "red"
i - pronounced like the "i" in "machine"
o - pronounced like the "o" in "cone"
u - pronounced like the "oo" in "boot"

The accent marks on the vowels indicate that they are stressed. For example, the word "casa" (house) is pronounced with the stress on the first syllable, so the "a" is pronounced like the "a" in "father".

Pronunciation of the Spanish Consonants

The consonants in Spanish are pronounced as follows:

b - pronounced like the "b" in "ball"
c - pronounced like the "k" in "kite" before a, o, u, and like the "s" in "sand" before e, i
d - pronounced like the "d" in "dog"
f - pronounced like the "f" in "fish"
g - pronounced like the "g" in "go" before a, o, u, and like the "h" in "hat" before e, i
h - silent
j - pronounced like the "h" in "hat"
l - pronounced like the "l" in "lamp"
m - pronounced like the "m" in "man"
n - pronounced like the "n" in "nose"
ñ - pronounced like the "ny" in "canyon"
p - pronounced like the "p" in "park"
q - pronounced like the "k" in "kite"
r - pronounced like the "r" in "car"
s - pronounced like the "s" in "sand"
t - pronounced like the "t" in "table"
v - pronounced like the "v" in "van"
x - pronounced like the "ks" in "box"
y - pronounced like the "y" in "yes"
z - pronounced like the "s" in "sand"