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Jul 2011
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Episode 35: The Alphabet

EL PATIO SPANISH LANGUAGE SCHOOL
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a, be, ce (2 versions), (che, in older dictionaries), de, e, efe, ge, hache, i, jota, ca, ele, (elle, in older dictionaries), eme, ene, eñe, o, pe, cu, erre, ese, te, u, uve, uve doble, equis, i griega, zeta (2 versions). 
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