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Spanish Alphabet Flash Cards With the Spanish Name of Each Letter

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Spanish Alphabet Flash Cards With the Spanish Name of Each Letter

Spanish: N n

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A to I 9

  • Spanish: A a a: abeja means bee.
  • Spanish: B b be: barco means boat. Also called be larga.
  • Spanish: C c ce: casa means house.
  • Spanish: D d de: dedo means finger.
  • Spanish: E e e: elefante means elephant.
  • Spanish: F f efe: flor means flower.
  • Spanish: G g ge: globo means balloon.
  • Spanish: H h hache: hoja means leaf. The h is silent.
  • Spanish: I i i: isla means island.

J to Q 9

  • Spanish: J j jota: jirafa means giraffe.
  • Spanish: K k ka: kilo means kilogram.
  • Spanish: L l ele: luna means moon.
  • Spanish: M m eme: mesa means table.
  • Spanish: N n ene: nube means cloud.
  • Spanish: Ñ ñ eñe: ñu means gnu. The letter Spanish adds to the 26 of English.
  • Spanish: O o o: ola means wave.
  • Spanish: P p pe: pan means bread.
  • Spanish: Q q cu: quince means fifteen. Q is written only in qu.

R to Z 9

  • Spanish: R r erre: rana means frog.
  • Spanish: S s ese: sol means sun.
  • Spanish: T t te: tigre means tiger.
  • Spanish: U u u: uva means grape.
  • Spanish: V v uve: vaso means glass. Also called ve.
  • Spanish: W w uve doble: waterpolo means water polo. Also called doble ve or doble u.
  • Spanish: X x equis: xilófono means xylophone.
  • Spanish: Y y ye: yogur means yogurt. Also called i griega.
  • Spanish: Z z zeta: zapato means shoe.

Digraphs: ch, ll, gu, qu, rr 5

  • Spanish: ch che: noche means night. Once counted as a letter of its own.
  • Spanish: gu ge u: guitarra means guitar. Two letters written for one sound.
  • Spanish: ll elle: lluvia means rain. Once counted as a letter of its own.
  • Spanish: qu cu u: parque means park. Two letters written for one sound.
  • Spanish: rr doble erre: torre means tower. Written only between vowels.

How it works

These Spanish alphabet flash cards show the word Spanish, a capital and its small letter. The back gives the letter's Spanish name, such as hache for H, and a Spanish key word with its meaning.

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Six sets: three runs of nine, vowels, tricky names, digraphs

Show only deals one set. A to I, J to Q and R to Z hold nine letters each, with Ñ after N. Vowels has five cards. Names that trip English speakers gathers G, J, H, V, W, Y and Z: ge, jota, hache, uve, uve doble, ye and zeta. Digraphs holds ch, ll, gu, qu and rr, pairs of letters written for one sound.

Print the cards

Each set fits one sheet of Letter or A4; all 32 cards take three. Press the print button under the card, then print on both sides and flip on the long edge. The backs are mirrored, so hache lands behind Spanish: H h.

  • Quiz mode ignores accents and the tilde, so it cannot tell eñe from ene. Check Ñ and N by eye.
  • Other names are in use too: ve for V, doble ve or doble u for W and i griega for Y. Quiz mode takes them.
  • For words after letters, move on to the Spanish flashcards.

Questions and answers

How many letters are in the Spanish alphabet?

Twenty-seven: the 26 letters English uses plus ñ, as the Real Academia Española lists them. Ch and ll were once counted as letters. Today they are digraphs, pairs of letters, and not part of the alphabet.

What is ñ called in Spanish?

Eñe. It is a letter of its own, not an n with an accent, and it comes right after n in the alphabet.

What are W and Y called in Spanish?

W is uve doble and Y is ye. Other names are still heard: doble ve or doble u for W, and i griega for Y.

Is h silent in Spanish?

Yes, in nearly every word: hoja, the word on the H card, starts with the sound o. In a few borrowed words, such as hámster, the h is sounded.

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