
A practical Phrasebook
A handy little phrasebook for those who want to improve their Spanish before visiting restaurants, shops, pharmacies and much, much more.
If you want to spell out certain words to be better understood
it is necessary to use the Spanish system which is the following:
A: Antonio
B: Barcelona
C: Carmen
CH: Chocolate
D: Dolores
E: Enrique
Q: Francia
G: Gerona
H: History
I: Inés
J: José
K: Kilo
L: Lorenzo
LL: Llobregat
M: Madrid
N: Navarre
O: Oviedo
P: Paris
Q: Querido
R: Ramón
S: Sábado
T: Tarragona
U: Ulises
V: Valencia
W: Washington
X: Xiquina
Y: Yegua
Z: Zaragoza
The letter h is never pronounced in Spanish. The word huevos - egg is thus pronounced
"uevos".
The Spanish letter ll is pronounced as lj. The word llave
key, thus pronounced "ljave".