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

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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)

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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

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Sounds

LL = “y” sound

Example: Me llamo

Ñ = “ny” sound

Example= Señor

RR requires you to roll your tongue

Examples: Perro or pizarra

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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)

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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!