Spelling your name on the phone in Spanish

1. 1
   deletrear/deletɾeˈaɾ/

   to spellverb

   To say the letters of a word one by one.
2. 2
   letra/ˈletɾa/

   letternoun

   Each of the signs used to write words.
3. 3
   apellido/apeˈʝido/

   surnamenoun

   The family name that comes after the first name.
4. 4

   mayúsculacapital letter

5. 5

   acentoaccent mark

6. 6

   guionhyphen

7. 7

   dobledouble

8. 8

   repetirto repeat

9. 9

   corregirto correct

10. 10

    despacioslowly

The sentences3 of 10

1. ¿Quieres que te lo vuelva a deletrear despacio?

   Do you want me to spell it again for you, slowly?

2. La segunda letra no es la que te dije.

   The second letter isn't the one I told you.

3. Mi apellido se escribe con acento en la última sílaba.

   My surname is written with an accent on the last syllable.

Pronunciation

• deletrear/deletɾeˈaɾ/

  The 'e' and the 'a' at the end don't blend together: de-le-tre-ar, and the stress falls on the last syllable.

• apellido/apeˈʝido/

  The double l sounds like 'y', and the stress falls on 'lli'.