HOME > Third Grade > El Alfabeto El Alfabeto Letter Letter Name Pronunciation A ah sounds like the A in ah B bay similar to the B in English C say when followed by a consonant or the letters A, O or U, it sounds like the C in cake when followed by the letters E or I, it sounds like the C in cell Ch  * chay similar to the Ch in English D day similar to the D in English E a similar to the A in state F efe   (f-a) sounds like the F in English G hey when followed by a consonant or the letters A, O or U, it sounds like the G in goat when followed by a consonant or the letters E or I, it sounds similar to the H in hot H ah-chay always silent I e sounds like the EE in feet J hota similar to the H in hot K kah sounds like the K in English generally only found in words borrowed from other languages L ele  (l-a) sounds like the L in English LL a-yeh a separate letter in Spanish depending on the accent of the speaker, can sound like the Y in yellow or similar to the J in jet M eme  (m-a) sounds like the M in English N ene (n-a) sounds like the N in English Ñ eñe (en-yeh) sounds like the NY in canyon O o sounds like the O in note P pay sounds like the P in English Q cu must be followed by a U usually found in a que or qui combination que sounds like "kay" qui sounds like "key" R ere (air-ay) when at the beginning of a word, the R must be rolled or trilled when in the middle of a word and doubled, the R must be rolled or trilled rr  * erre  (air-ray) sounds like a rolled R S ese   (s-a) sounds like the S in English T te sounds like the T in English U u silent in the gue, gui, que, and qui combinations at all other times, sounds like the U in true V ve depending on the accent of the speaker, can sound like either the V or B in English W doble ve sounds like the W in English generally only found in words borrowed from other languages X eh-keys except in the case of words derived from Indian languages, sounds like the X in excellent Y e-gri-a-gah depending on the accent of the speaker, can sound like the Y in yellow or similar to the J in jet when standing alone, sounds like the EE in feet Z zeta sounds like the S in song *  Ch and Ll are still letters of the alphabet, but they are not used to alphabetize     words anymore.  Rr is no longer considered a letter.     HOME > Third Grade > El Alfabeto