Spanish Alphabet Pronunciation

Spanish Alphabet Pronunciation Learn How to Speak Spanish Like a Native ChaptersSpanish Alphabet: A HistoryHow to Pronounce Spanish LettersTake Private Lessons to Master the Spanish AlphabetLearning the Spanish language when you are not native to a Spanish-speaking country, requires constant revision of new information: letters of the Spanish alphabet, learning to write, pronouncing words, understanding accents, getting to grips with sentence structure, Spanish grammar, vocabulary and learning all the verbs...To our readers eager to learn Spanish, here is how to pronounce the alphabet of the Spanish language.The Spanish language has 2 extra letters Photo credit: marcoverch via Visual HuntC: is pronounced as the English k when followed by a, o, or u (caja, colour and culebra). However, c is pronounced as the English s when followed by an e or an I (cerveza, cinta).D: is pronounced the same as in English like in the word Madrid,F: pronounced the same as in EnglishG: is generally soft (like in the English word gem or giraffe) when followed by an e or an I a nd hard (like goose or giraffe) when followed by an a, or u.H: is silent and not pronouncedJ: the  jota  is pronounced like the h in hello but with a raspier soundK: same pronunciation as English kiwi or kayak,L: like in English liquidLL: pronounced like the English y in yardM: like them in MadridN: same pronunciation as EnglishÃ': pronounced like the ny in the word canyonP: same as EnglishQ: pronounced like the English kR: a rolled guttural soundS: sounds like the z in zebra before consonants b, d, g, l, m and n. Otherwise sounds like the s in snakeT: same pronunciation as English as in teaW: there are no words that begin with w in Spanish unless it is an English like WashingtonX: between two vowels sounds like the x in example or like an s before a consonantZ: like the s in severe or snake. In Spain the z often pronounced with a lisp.Note that while the consonants c, r, l and n are often doubled, B,D,F,G,M,P,S,T are never doubled.And when you see the pairing ch it is pronounced li ke the ch in cheque or sketch.Take a language class to improve your Spanish. Source: VisualhuntTake Private Lessons to Master the Spanish AlphabetWhen you don’t have the time or the money to go to Spain to learn Spanish the next best thing is to take private lessons.We have Superprof tutors all over the world so you can find one near you! Learning to speak Spanish in a home language course is one of the best ways to increase your language skills.We have a vast pool of experienced teachers to help you sound like a native speaker!A great technique for learning, especially for children, is singing! Reciting Spanish letters in song will make them easier to remember and you won’t get bored.Fortunately for beginners, you don’t have a completely new alphabet to learn like in Korean or Arabic.So why learn the Spanish alphabet if it’s like ours?Because this revision will limit spelling mistakes when you move onto Spanish writing and it will help with your pronunciation. In addition, it will make learning grammar easier since you will also know which letter to write for each Spanish diphthong.Try reading Spanish news and listen to podcasts or Spanish-language radio programs to improve your comprehension of the Spanish accent.Why?Because you will familiarize yourself with the tonic accent of the language and it is a good way to increase your general knowledge: to learn more, for example about the History of Spain, the History of the Spanish colonization of the Latin-American continent, to learn about politics in Spain, discover Spanish literature or music.In short, immerse yourself linguistically and culturally before you even go on a trip to Spain! You can do this with spanish classes london!