A B C Ch D E F G H I J K L LL M N Ã O P Q R RR S T U V W X Y Z
El Alfabeto Español
A B C Ch D E F
G H I J K L LL M
N Ñ O P Q R RR S
T U V W X Y Z
Used to have 30 letras
(letters)
They had 4 extra letters
that we do not include in
our alphabet. (ch(
ch, , LL, ñ, rr)
Now, there are officially 27
letters. (ñ is the only extra)
A word in Spanish will never
begin with rr
The letters k and w are only
found in words borrowed from
other languages.
Example:
kilogramo
Sounds
LL = “y” sound
Example: Me llamo
Ñ = “ny” sound
Example= Señor
RR requires you to roll your tongue
Examples: Perro or pizarra
Sounds
H is silent at the beginning of a word
B and V are the same sound (B). There is
not a V sound.
The Z is the S sound. There is not a Z
sound.
CA, CE, CI, , CO, CU (CE and CI have S
sound)
GA, GE, GI, , GO, GU (GE and GI have H
sound)
Definition of cognate-
A word that looks and sounds similar in
two or more languages.
More examples: cognado- cognate
definicíon
– definition
Why do we cognates?
Because they are easy to recognize!