Found this great Power Point online!

1. El alfabeto (abecedario)
español
The Spanish Alphabet

2. The “traditional” alphabet
While many of the 30 letters in this slideshow have
been removed with the inclusion of Spain in the
European Union, these extra characters are useful in
learning the sounds of the language.
Please note that the phonetic spellings are designed for
easy pronunciation by English speakers. They are not
intended to be “correct” phonetic spellings.

3. A

4. B
called “beh larga” (long “b”)
Makes English “b” sound

5. C
Makes soft “s” sound or hard “k”
sound. Liceo.........Cancún

6. Ch

7. D

8. E
Vowels always
make the same
sounds in all
words. There are
no short or long
vowel sounds.

9. F

10. G
Makes hard “g” sound before a, o, u. Makes soft
“h” sound before e or i.
Gato / Gorra / Guante / Geraldo / Gitano

11. H
Silent letter.....never pronounced.

12. I
Vowels always
make the same
sounds in all
words. There are
no short or long
vowel sounds.

13. J
Makes the English “h” sound.

14. K

15. L

16. LL
Makes the English “y” sound.
Me llamo

17. M

18. N

19. Ñ
Makes the English “ny” sound.
Español vs Espanol

20. O
Vowels always
make the same
sounds in all
words. There are
no short or long
vowel sounds.

21. P

22. Q
Makes the English “k” sound.

23. R

24. RR
Makes the rolling “r” sound. This
sound can also occur with single “r”.
Borrador / Rafael

25. S

26. T

27. U
Vowels always
make the same
sounds in all
words. There are
no short or long
vowel sounds.

28. V
called “beh corta” (short “b”)
Makes English “b” sound
“b” de burro / “v” de vaca
B & V.........PRODUCE SAME SOUND

29. W
Sometimes called “beh-doble”.

30. X

31. Y

32. Z
Makes the English “s” sound.
El Zorro