Learn Spanish, right here in Camposol
Local classes, the Spanish alphabet, pronunciation guides and the Spanish radiotelefonía phonetic alphabet · all the essentials for finding your feet in Spain.
Jon Hibberd
Our Spanish "tips and tricks" are provided by Jon Hibberd. Jon teaches Spanish classes at all levels, right here in Camposol.
Jon Hibberd
Spanish Teacher · CamposolJon, originally from Swindon in Wiltshire, has lived and worked in Spain for almost 20 years. When Jon first arrived in Spain, he worked for El Pozo, the meat factory in Alhama De Murcia. After fulfilling a 12-month contract with them it was sadly not renewed, but what a way to perfect your Spanish.
Jon "fell" into teaching and taught privately, in schools, businesses and opened an English academy which he ran successfully for 10 years. It was during this period that Jon had the opportunity and experience to teach Spanish instead. Classes were primarily in Camposol.
Jon always tried to make the classes fun and tailored to the actual class. He loves what he does and he hopes that comes across to his loyal students, some of whom have been with him for years.
27 letters, one new sound
The Spanish alphabet has all 26 English letters plus Ñ. Here's the name of each letter and a simple pronunciation guide.
like a in father
like beh
like the in think (Spain) before e/i; otherwise k
like deh
like e in met
eh-feh
heh before e/i (Spain); hard g otherwise
ah-cheh (letter is silent in words)
like ee in see
strong throaty hota
kah
eh-leh
eh-meh
eh-neh
en-yeh (like ny in canyon)
like o in told (shorter)
peh
koo
rolled r
eh-seh
teh
oo in food
oo-beh
oo-beh doh-bleh
eh-kees
yeh
theh-ta (Spain) / seh-ta (Latin America)
English vs Spanish phonetics
Need to spell out your name or address over the phone? Use the official Spanish Radiotelefonía alongside the NATO alphabet you may already know.
| Letter | English (NATO) | Spanish (Radiotelefonía) |
|---|---|---|
| A | Alfa | Antonio |
| B | Bravo | Barcelona |
| C | Charlie | Carmen |
| D | Delta | Dinamarca |
| E | Echo | España |
| F | Foxtrot | Francia |
| G | Golf | Granada |
| H | Hotel | Huelva |
| I | India | Italia |
| J | Juliett | José |
| K | Kilo | Kilo |
| L | Lima | Lisboa |
| M | Mike | Madrid |
| N | November | Navarra |
| O | Oscar | Oviedo |
| P | Papa | París |
| Q | Quebec | Quito |
| R | Romeo | Roma |
| S | Sierra | Sevilla |
| T | Tango | Toledo |
| U | Uniform | Uruguay |
| V | Victor | Valencia |
| W | Whiskey | Washington |
| X | X-ray | Xilófono |
| Y | Yankee | Yolanda |
| Z | Zulu | Zaragoza |
Spanish Conversation Classes
There are also Spanish Conversation classes with the lovely Josefina Sánchez Montalbán. If it's just a laid-back conversation in Spanish you want without all that horrible grammar stuff, then don't hesitate to contact her.
Get in touch with Jon
Spanish classes at all levels, taught right here in Camposol. Fun, tailored to the class, and loved by his loyal students.