The Spanish Alphabet and Spelling
Learn the Spanish alphabet and practice spelling. This is also in the Reference section, but like numbers, it needs regular practice. It’s very handy to know how to spell in Spanish!
What did you say? How do you spell that?
Post 139/365
Es sábado el 12 de agosto de 2017
The Spanish Alphabet
el alfabeto español
A a a
B b be
C c ce*
D d de
E e e
F f efe
G g ge
H h hache
I i i
J j jota
K k ka
L l ele*
M m eme
N n ene
Ñ ñ eñe
O o o
P p pe
Q q qu
R r ere*
S s ese
T t te
U u u
V v ve
W w doble u, doble ve
X x equis
Y y i griega, ye
Z z zeta
Spelling in Spanish
*Note: Spanish used to have 3 aditonal letters. The Royal Academy of Spanish agreed to drop the 3 letters out of the alphabet in 1995. It had to do with computers and alphabetizing.
If you have an older dictionary, you’ll see these.
ch che When you are spelling say: che o ce hache
ll elle When you are spelling say: elle o ele ele o doble ele
rr erre When you are spelling say: erre o ere ere o doble ere
á – a con acento
í – i con acento
é – e con acento
ó – o con acento
ú – u con acento
We need the alphabet for…
Websites:
www.misitio.com
www.unaorganizacion.org
www.elgobierno.gov
Radio Stations:
KUVO
KBNO
Business names:
IBM
¿Cómo se escribe? – How is it written?
¿Cómo se deletrea? – How do you spell it?
Práctica:
1. ¿Cúal es su apellido?
Mi apellido es Carvajal.
¿Cómo se escribe?
Ce – a – ere – ve- a – jota – a – ele
Gracias
2. Deletrea las siguientes palabras en voz alta
A. Yogur
B. México
C. Argentina
D. Chichitenango
E. jalapeño
F. apellido
G. luego
H. Llantas
I. Martínez
J. Queso
Action steps: This week is ‘En voz alta’ week. Go back and read and spell it all aloud. Then go out and practice. Ask a friend, How do you spell that?
Gracias por pasar por Spanish Blog 365!
Hasta mañana,
Carolina
