1 Alphabet notes Spanish I

2 Las vocales = the vowels Consonantes = consonants BE Ba= baño Be= bebé Bi= bicicleta Bo= boca Bu= burrito

3 CE Has two sounds Ca = California Co = Colorado Cu = culebra Ce = cepillo Ci = cinto The letter C before the vowels a,o,u make the K sound The letter C before the vowels e,i make the S sound.

4 CHE Cha = chancla Che = cheque Chi = chicle Cho = chocolate Chu = churro

5 DE Da = dame De = dedo Di = diez Do = dormir Du = dulce

6 EFE Fa = famoso Fe = feo Fi = fiesta Fo = foco Fu = fútbol

7 GE Has two sounds Ga = gato Go = goma Gu = gusano Ge = gemelo Gi = gigante G before the a,o,u makes the sound of G in GUM. G before the e,I Makes the sound of H in HELLO

8 ACHE Silent letter Ha = hacer He = hermoso Hi = hijo Ho = hola Hu = hueso

9 JOTA Ja = jabón Je = Jesus Ji = jirafa Jo = joven Ju = julio

10 KA It’s only used in words of foreign origin

11 ELE La = lápiz Le = letra Li =libro Lo = loco Lu = luz

12 EYE Sounds like the Y in yoyo Lla = llamar Lle = llevar Lli = Llo = llorar Llu = lluvia

13 EME Ma = mamá Me = melón Mi = miércoles Mo = moto Mu = música

14 ENE Na = nariz Ne = negro Ni = nieto No = noche Nu = nuevo

15 EÑE Ña = niña Ñe = muñeco Ñi = Ño = niño Ñu =

16 PE Pa = papá Pe = pelota Pi = piñata Po = policía Pu = puerta

17 Q = CU Que = queso Qui = quince

18 ERE Ra = rana Re = reloj Ri = río Ro = rojo Ru = rueda

19 ERRE Rra = perra Rre = carretera Rri = carril Rro = perro Rru = carruaje

20 ESE Sa = saber Se = señora Si = sí So = sombrero Su = subir

21 TE Ta = tata Te = teléfono Ti = tío To = todos Tu = tú

22 VE Va = vacaciones Ve = vela Vi = vivo Vo = volcán Vu = vuelo

23 W = Doble U Not used in words of Spanish Origin

24 X = equis Sound like S, X in English, J Xochitl = dialect S Mexico = J Éxito = x

25 Y = igriega Ya = ya Ye = yeso Yi = Yo = yoyo Yu = yuca Y = and

26 Z = seta Za = zapato Ze = Zi = zíper Zo = zoológico Zu = zumbar