If your students are new to Spanish and you want to incorporate the alphabet, there are several ways you can do it! Of course you can have them read the sheets and memorize, but it’s so much easier to practice the alphabet in Spanish with pronunciation so they can really hear the different letter sounds. Here are a few resources for your beginning Spanish students!
Spanish Alphabet in Spanish
Letter | Spanish Pronunciation |
a | ah |
b | bay |
c | say |
d | day |
e | ay |
f | eh fay |
g | hey |
h | hache |
i | ee |
j | hohta |
k | kah |
l | ele |
m | eme |
n | ene |
ñ | en-yay |
o | oh |
p | pay |
q | cu |
r | ere |
s | s-ay |
t | tay |
u | ooo |
v | vey |
w | doh bluh vey |
x | ek ees |
y | ee gree ay guh |
z | zay-tuh |
How to Teach the Alphabet in Spanish
I used to do a whole unit that was all focused around the alphabet and as I switched my teaching to more proficiency based practices I stopped doing a whole unit. I started just using a fun alphabet song as a brain break and spelling everything out on the board to practice the alphabet in Spanish with pronunciation.
Every single time I write something out on the board, I say each letter out loud as I write it. I especially do this during Special Person Interviews, because I want to put the emphasis on spelling things like their names, their pets’ names, their family names, etc. correctly!
Alphabet in Spanish with Pronunciation
A great option for pronunciation are Boom Cards! Students can listen to the different audio files and practice.
These digital task cards review the alphabet in Spanish. Students will listen and match the sound to the letter that they hear! There are 27 interactive cards included in this set of digital task cards!
If you want to do more than just listening practices, you might prefer this deck. Students will read the pronunciation guide and type the letter, listen and match the sound to the letter, and listen to the letters and type the word according to what they hear. It’s just a little more in depth! Click here to try out this resource in a short sample.
More resources for beginning Spanish students
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