In this lesson you will learn the official Spanish alphabet with the new rules of the Spanish Royal Academy, since new: : . With detailed and fun explanations about the letters and combinations, your adventure with learning Spanish has just begun! WHY 27 LETTERS? \rbrIf you think that the Spanish alphabet has more than 27 letters, please read this:\rbrThe Real Academia Española, Royal Spanish Academy, decided in new that ch and ll are not considered letters anymore. They are diagraphs, which means two letters that together produce one sound.