In this lesson, following simple steps, you will learn to read Spanish letters Q, P, D, F, X, Y, Ñ, LL.
Q – like ‘k’ in “king” (always followed by ue or ui)
que, pa
quete,
quinto
P – like ‘p’ in “pen”
poco,
pronto,
patata, a
petito,
piloto
D – like ‘d’ in “dog” at beginning of words or after ‘l’ and ‘n’
dormir,
dolor,
duma, cal
do, mon
do
D – softer between vowels, like ‘th’ in “this”
ca
da, mone
da, na
da, nubla
do
F – like ‘f’ in “fish”
forma,
famoso,
fuente
X – like ‘ks’ in “books”
e
xacto, ta
xista, te
xto
Y – like ‘y’ in “yes”
ya,
yo, pla
ya, ma
yo
Ñ – like “ny” in English word “canyon”
Espa
ña, ni
ño, ma
ñana, se
ñor, a
ño
LL – like the “y” in “yes” or “yellow”
llamar,
llegar, ca
lle, po
llo