The Spanish Alphabet (Abecedario) - pronunciation 
         
        A:  a  (aah)           H: hache (ah-chay)     Ñ:  eñe (in-ye)         U: u (ooh) 
        B:  be (beh)           I:  i (English “e”)    O:  o (oh)              V:  ve (vey) 
        C:  ce  (seh)          J:  jota (hota)        P:  pe (peh)            W: doble ve (doubleh vey / doubleh ooh) 
        D:  de  (deh)          K:  ka (caa)           Q:  cu  (coo)           X:  equis (ehkis) 
        E:  e  (eh)            L:  ele  (eley)        R:  ere (ereh)          Y: y griega (e-gree-a-gah) 
        F:  efe (efeh)         M:  eme (emeh)         S:  ese (eseh)          Z:  zeta (seta) 
        G:  ge (heh)           N:  ene (eneh)         T:  te (teh)                    
         
        The following letters are not actually a part of the modern Spanish alphabet, but a part of the 
        traditional alphabet.  You must be aware of their sounds when combined in these forms: 
         
        CH:  che (cheh)                LL:  elle (eyeh)       RR:  erre (erreh) 
         
        ¿Cómo se escribe tu nombre? – How do you spell (write) your name? 
        Se escribe mi nombre _____________________________________________________. 
         
         
                                                           Cognates 
        Cognates are words that are easy to translate and recognize in English. You can apply these 
        formulas to many other English words to find their equivalents in Spanish: 
        animal          animal                                        fruit          fruta 
        banana          banana                                        gorilla        gorila 
        bicycle         bicicleta                                     lemon          limón 
        camera          cámera                                        music          música 
        elephant        elefante                                      surprise       sorpresa 
        family          familia                                       telephone      teléfono 
                                                      False Cognates 
        There are also, however, many instances where appearances are deceiving and words that look alike 
        are quite different in meaning (“false cognates” or “false friends”). 
         
        actual - current (NOT actual – real, exacto) 
        asistir - to attend (NOT to assist – ayudar (help) 
        la carpeta - file folder (NOT carpet - alfombra) 
        embarazada - pregnant (NOT embarrassed - avergonzado) 
        la fábrica - factory (NOT fabric - tela) 
        la librería - bookstore (NOT library - biblioteca)