Figured Pronunciation

The Spanish alphabet consists of 29 letters. Spanish words are pronounced exactly as they are written, except for a few exceptions (the silent h and the two symbols b/v for the same sound).

 

Here a figured pronunciation based on comparison with English sounds for practical use (^.~)"

Aa-- ash

Bb-- book

Cc-- thin (before e, i)

        cash (before a, o, u)

CHch-- chop

Dd-- desk

Ee-- eeg

Ff-- flamenco

Gg-- host (before e, i)

      ghost (before a, o, u)

Hh-- always silent

Ii-- ink

Jj-- host (stronger h)

Kk-- kind

Ll-- life

Llll-- million

Mm-- man

Nn-- no

Ññ-- onion

Oo-- old

Pp-- pan

Qq-- king

Rr-- brother

RRrr-- strongly trilled

Ss-- sun

Tt-- tan

Uu-- ultra

Vv-- same with b

Ww-- wine

Xx-- similar like ks

Yy-- yes

Zz-- think