Spanish
pronunciation and the Spanish alphabet are not the same.
The pronunciation is how the letters sound in speech and the
alphabet gives
the name of each letter. Here is how the letters are pronounced in
daily speech. (To learn the names of the letters see the Spanish
alphabet.)
Here are the letters in order
Listen to the words to hear the proper Spanish pronunciation. Click on
the speaker to listen.
a
abierto,
cerrado, padre, madre, manzana
b
beso,
abuela, abella, bonita
c
caro, cerro, cabeza,
cuello, cuerpo, acerca
ch
champú,
chaleco, chancla, chapucero
d
andar,
dolor, despertar, gratitud
e
cerrar,
nevar, lave, nieve
f
flaco,
fuerte, fuerza, favor
g
gente,
gato, garganta, biología
h
ahora,
almohada, hallar, hámster
i
aprendiendo,
hielo, idea, icono
j
jabón,
Guadalajara, jefe, jarabe
k
kárate,
kilogramo, kiosco, kiwi
l
hablar,
leer, algo, papel, natal
ll
lleno,
caller, llamar, mantequilla
m
martes,
miercoles, camarera, mamar
n
canal,
negro, aprendo, tan, cuanto
ñ
pañal,
Español,
España,
araña
o
tengo,
entiendo, no, tomar, todo, bota
p
poner,
zapatilla, pronto, precio
q
querer,
que, porque, química,
r
cortos,
puerta, comer, ropa, rico, río
rr
aburrido,
cerrar, carro, burrito
s
sentar,
burros, barrios, asiento, sentimiento
t
tener,
matar, tortilla, carta, martes
u
continuo,
puntos, amputar, computadora
v
volver,
viejo, vivir, Venezuela
w
wáter,
waterpolista, waterpolo, waffle
x
auxiliary,
México, xilófono
y
ayer,
hoy, yacer, yacaré, yacer, yak
z
conozer,
zapato, almuerzo, zacate
This
is the Spanish pronunciation for all of the possible sounds in Spanish.
You'll see that the only letters that have more than one sound are c
and g. If they are followed by an e or an i, the c has an s sound and
the g has a j sound.
