Explore the writing examples below. Sound comparisons are approximate; use complete words and recordings to develop your listening and pronunciation.
| A a | [a] as in act | B b | [b] as in bat | C c | [k, θ] as in cat | CH ch | [tʃ] as in chat | D d | [d] as in desk |
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| E e | [e] as in egg | F f | [f] as in fast | G g | [ɡ, x] as in gold | H h | [silent] as in honor | I i | [i] as in ink |
| J j | [x] as in home | K k | [k] as in kilo | L l | [l] as in love | LL ll | [ʎ] as in yard | M m | [m] as in mother |
| N n | [n] as in nice | Ñ ñ | [ɲ] as in onion | O o | [o] as in old | P p | [p] as in play | Q q | [k] as in squid |
| R r | [r] as in ring | RR rr | [r] as in Roma | S s | [s] as in soup | T t | [t] as in tree | U u | [u] as in tutor |
| V v | [b] as in back | W w | [ɡw] as in won | X x | [x, ks] as in ox | Y y | [ʝ, i] as in yard | Z z | [θ] as in thin, sip |
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