Hola Amigos, 

Is never too late for a new year’s resolution, and learning a language is one that can be entertaining and educational.  Spanish is the fourth most widely spoken language in the world, so, if you are a traveler or would like to become one the chances of visiting a place where Spanish is spoken are high. Here are the countries were Spanish is spoken as a primary language. Remember Spanish is not just a language, it is a learned life skill. 

  • Argentina  
  • Bolivia
  • Chile
  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
  • Cuba
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • El Salvador
  • Equatorial Guinea  
  • Guatemala
  • Honduras
  • Mexico
  • Nicaragua
  • Panama
  • Paraguay
  • Puerto Rico
  • Spain
  • Uruguay
  • Venezuela

So today let’s learn the  

Spanish alphabet pronunciation 

letter name pronunciation use your translation 
a a ah gato cat 
b be bay barco  
c ce say cama 
centro, cien 		 
d de day diente  
e e ay   
f efe effay farmacia  
g ge hay gallina 
gema 		 
h hache achay hoja  
i i latina ee vida  
j jota hota juegos  
k ka ka kilo  
l ele el- lay loteria  
ll elle ay- yay lluvia  
m eme eh- may mango  
n ene eh- nay nadar  
ñ eñe en- yay Español  
o o o dolor 
silbato 		 
p pe pay pan  
q cu koo quieto  
r erre er -ay ruido  
rr erre doble er- ray carro  
s ese es- say subir  
t te tay triunfo  
u u ooh pauta 
gusano 		 
v uve vay valiente  
w uve doble do-blay vay –  
x equis ay-kees Mexico  
y ye (i griega) e-gree-ay-ga Yo-yo 
y 		 
z ceta say-ta zanahoria  

Once a week I will be posting a Spanish challenge to build your vocabulary and reach a conversational level of the language that counts with 450 million of native speakers. 

Please remember to log in to KCKPL’s eCommunity for books, databases and more. 

Hoopla ebooks 

Spanish Fundamentals 1 

Spanish Vocabulary 

Spanish Verbs 

Language Learning database 

Mango 

You can contact me at aconrad@kckpl.org if you have any questions.