That letter pronunciation guide doesn't seem too accurate to me, and leaves out some very common alternate pronunciations to boot.
Here's how they sound to me. A - ah B - beh C - seh CH - cheh D - deh E - eh F - ef'-feh G - heh H - ah'-cheh I - ee (long e sound) J - ho'-tah K - kah L - eh'-leh LL - eh'-yeh, ehl'-yeh, eh'-jeh, or even eh'-sheh or doe-bleh-eh'-leh M - em'-eh N - en'-eh Ñ - en'-yeh O - oh P - peh Q - koo R - eh'-reh S - eh'-seh T - teh U - ooh V - beh, or sometimes ooh-beh W - doe-bleh-ooh, doe-bleh-beh, sometimes ooh-beh-doe-bleh X - eh'-kees Y - ee-gree-eh'-gah, yeh, jeh, or sheh Z - seh'-tah Note that B and V sound alike, which could cause some confusion. Also, when letters are doubled, they can be combined into a "doble". For example, I've heard XEEY often identify as Eh'-kees Doe'-bleh-eh' Yeh. Wikipedia has a pretty good article on the Spanish alphabet: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_orthography1 On Jan 9, 2008 7:00 AM, Gil Stacy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Marc, > Having English as my second language (unfortunately, I don't have a first) I > find the following Spanish alphabet and number pronounciation guides handy: > http://spanish.about.com/cs/forbeginners/a/beg_alphabet.htm -- Mesa Mike LA de NM _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
