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