Spanish Alphabet Pronunciation: Vowels
| a | like the a in father |
| e | for a syllable ending in a vowel, like the e in they for a syllable ending in a consonant, like the e in set |
| i | like the i in machine |
| o | for a syllable ending in a vowel, like the o in vote for a syllable ending in a consonant, like the o in spot |
| u | like the oo in tool silent after q and in the groups gue and gui |
| y | when used as a vowel, pronounced like Spanish i |
Spanish Alphabet Pronunciation: Consonants
| b, v | at the beginning of a word or following a consonant, like the b in body otherwise, a sound crossed between the English b and v sounds |
| c | before a consonant or a, o, u like the c in cave before e or i, like the s in silver *in Spain, the c before e or i is often lisped like the th in this |
| ch | like the ch in child |
| d | like the d in dark between vowels and following l or n, pronounced like the th in there |
| f | like the f in flower |
| g | before e or i like the Spanish j (English "h" sound) otherwise, like the g in get |
| h | silent |
| j | like an h but stronger Almost silent at the end of a word |
| k | like the k in kid |
| l | like the l in leave |
| ll | like the y in you |
| m | like the m in maze |
| n | like the n in navy |
| ñ | like the sound of the ni in onion |
| p | like the p in pain |
| q | like a k, and always followed by a silent u |
| r | pronounced with a strong trill ("rolling an r") at the beginning of a word and after an l, n or s |
| s | like the z in zebra before consonants b, d, g, l, m, n otherwise, like the s in simple |
| t | like the t in terror |
| v | same as b |
| w | usually like a v |
| x | like the x in fox when between vowels like an s before consonant |
| y | like the y in yellow |
| z | like an s *in Spain, the z is often lisped like the th in feather |