Galician/Lesson 1/Alphabet

The Galician alphabet has 23 letters as well as 6 digraphs. Let's see a list of the 23 letters: Letter Name of the letter IPA Pronunciation Sound compared to English Example Example translationA a a [a] a as in father amor loveB b be [b] as in bee beber to drinkC c ce before e and i [θ], everywhere else [k] as in thin, as in account cea, casa dinner, houseD d de [d] as in dance dedo, deda finger, toeE e e [e], [ɛ] as in met peto pocketF f efe [f]as in fanfelizhappyG g gue [g]as in getgañarearnH h hache ('agá' before new RAG rules in 2003) [ʔ] silent home manI i i [i]as in seeigualequalL l ele [l]as in lightlugarplaceM m eme [m]as in matmundoworldN n ene [n]as in ninenadarswimÑ ñ eñe [ɲ]as in venueraíñaqueenO o o [o], [ɔ]as in boat or as in lottodoallP p pe [p]as in potporforQ q que [k]as in catquewhatR r erre [ɾ], [r]no English equivalentratomouseS s ese [s͇]a slightly softer 'sh' soundmenoslessT t te [t]as in tailtempotimeU u u [u]as in dolugarplaceV v uve [b]as in boneverdadetruthX x xe [ʃ], [ks͇]as in leashxantarlunchZ z zeta [θ]as in thunderrazónreason The letters j (iota), k (ca), w (uve dobre), and y (i grego) don’t appear in native Galician words and aren’t an official part of the Galician alphabet, with the exception of loan words such as walkie-talkie, jazz or yiddish.