An Easy Comparison Of The English To Spanish Alphabet

Summary: Learning the Spanish alphabet requires only learning three more letter than are found in the English alphabet. These include ch (che), ll (elle) and ň (eňe). The fit into the alphabet in an order that also makes sense, following the letter from the English alphabet that starts with the same similar letter. Here is the order they appear in: a,b,c,ch,d,e,f,g,h,I,j,k,l,ll,m,n,o,p,q,r,s,t,u,v,w,x,y,z. Letters Not A Part of the Alphabet There is some controversy...

Learning the Spanish alphabet requires only learning three more letter than are found in the English alphabet. These include ch (che), ll (elle) and ň (eňe). The fit into the alphabet in an order that also makes sense, following the letter from the English alphabet that starts with the same similar letter. Here is the order they appear in: a,b,c,ch,d,e,f,g,h,I,j,k,l,ll,m,n,o,p,q,r,s,t,u,v,w,x,y,z. Letters Not A Part of the Alphabet There is some controversy, believe it or not over a couple of the letters that come from other languages of similar origin. This lies with the letters "w" and "k." There are not any Spanish words that contain these letters, unless they were added to the language from some foreign translation. In addition the letter "rr" not in our list above is used in some versions of the Spanish alphabet. It is used to make a stronger "r" sound, usually in the case where the "r" is drawn out in a rolling sound. Putting Things in ABC Order A Spanish dictionary may add more confusion to the inclusion of some letters of this language's alphabet. For example, older edition dictionaries might list all the words containing "ch" after all "c" words. In newer versions, the words containing "ch" go in alphabetical order just like in English. The opposite is true when it comes to "n" and "ň." In this case "ň" comes after "n." This whole change took place as recently as 1994. Not officially a part of the Spanish alphabet, there are many other "letters" created by the addition of accents. Many vowels such as o, e, or u have accents added which change the pronunciation and also the meaning. Many other languages treat accented letters as separate letters and add them to their alphabets. This is not true of Spanish. What Spanish Letters Sound Like English letters are not given names and neither are Spanish letters. However, when you say the letter it has a pronunciation all its own that could be thought of as its name. The following is the Spanish alphabet with a pronunciation guide. Remember, this is not a phonetic pronunciation, even though some of the English letters will have a similar sound. And of course, you need to take into account the Spanish accent. A: a B: be C: ce CH: che D: de E: e F: efe G: ge H: hache I: i J: jota K: ka L: ele LL: elle M: eme N: ene