Pronunciation

Consonants

b
like 'b' in "bed"

c
when followed by 'e' or 'i', like 'c' in "cell", otherwise like 'k' in "kid"

ç
like 'c' in "cell"

d
like 'd' in "dog"

f
like 'f' in "fine"

g
when followed by 'e' or 'i', like 'j' in "james", otherwise like "g" in "go" (in the clusters "gue" and "gui", the "u" is silent, unless it bears a diaeresis, as in "güe" and "güi")

gu, gü
like 'Gu' in McGuire or 'w' in "wire"

h
silent

j
like 'j' in "james"

k
like 'c' in "cat"

l
like 'l' in "love"

ll
like 'lli' in "million" (palatized l)

l•l
like 'l' in "love"

m
like 'm' in "mother"

n
like 'n' in "nice", and like 'n' in "anchor"

ny
like 'ny' in "canyon"

p
like 'p' in "pig"

q
like 'q' in "quiche" (always with a silent "u")

r
like 'tt' in "butter"; except at the beginning of a word, or after "l" and "n"

r
like 'r' in "row"; at the beginning of a word, or after "l" and "n"

rr
like 'rr' in "mirror"; identical to the sound above

s
like 'ss' in "hiss" except when is between vowels, when it sounds like 'z' in "zone".

ss
like 'ss' in "hiss". Always goes between vowels.

t
like 't' in "top"

v
like 'b' in "bed"

w
like 'w' in "weight" in English words, like 'b' in "bed" in Germanic words

x
like 'sh' in "short", except if is between two vowels, when sounds like 'cks' in "kicks"

z
like 'z' in "zone"