Spanish Alphabet - Y

All letters

Vowels

a e i o u

Consonants

b c d f g h j l m n ñ p r s t v x y z

Consonant combinations

ch ll rr qu

Consonants used in foreign words

k w

Pronunciation

At the start or middle of a word, pronounced like the English Y in SAY YES, however in some parts of Latin America more like the English J in JAM. At the end of a word it forms a dipthong with the preceding vowel and has the same sound as the Spanish I

Examples

  • yo ( I)
  • leyó ( he read)
  • ley ( law)
  • voy ( I go)