The Spanish Alphabet

The Spanish Alphabet consists of 28 letters:

A a ah J j [A]hotah R r ereh (or erreh)

B b beh K k kah S s esseh

C C theh L l elleh T t teh

Ch ch cheh Ll ll elyeh U u oo

D d deh M m emmeh V v veh

E e eh N n enneh X x ehkis

F f effeh Ñ ñ enyeh Y y yeh (or ee gree-eh´gah)

G g heh O o oh Z z thehtah

H h acheh P p peh

I i ee Q q coo

[A] throat aspirate.

The letter k occurs only in words of foreign origin.

The vowels are: a, e, i, o, u. The letter y is a vowel also at the end of a word, as in rey, king, and in the conjunction y, and.