El Abecedario (Spanish Alphabet)

Free Spanish Video Lesson

Do you know how we say famous abbreviations like *BBC, CNN, PDF or www* in Spanish?
In this video you will learn the Spanish alphabet by practicing useful expressions. I hope you enjoy it!

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Spanish Spelling and famous abbreviations

  • BBC - be be ce
  • DHL - de hache ele
  • CD - ce de
  • DVD - de uve de
  • PC- pe ce
  • HP - hache pe
  • IBM - i be eme
  • LG - ele ge
  • TNT - te ene te
  • CNN - ce ene ene
  • HBO - hache be o
  • TVE - te uve e (televisón española)
  • RNE - erre ene e (Radio Nacional de España)
  • RTVE - erre te uve e (radio televisión española)
  • BBVA - be be uve a (Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria)
  • TDK - te de ka
  • LCD - ele ce de
  • USB - u ese be
  • PDF - pe de efe
  • MP3 - eme pe tres
  • JQK - jota cu ka
  • AZ - a zeta
  • H2O - hache dos o (agua)
  • CO2 - ce o dos (anhídrido carbónico)
  • Rayos X - equis
  • www - uve doble/uve doble/uve doble - doble u/doble u/doble u
  • @ - arroba

Important notes:

Letter "Ñ"

  • "Ñ" comes after letter "N" and it's called "eñe" (Watch the video to hear its sound).

Letter "W"

  • uve doble - in Spain
  • doble u or doble ve - in Latinamerica