A few questions rolled in to 1 post
Firstly alphabet! Or rather letter pronunciations. I have C down as Seh but recently heard it more like theh but with the ssss snake sound often used in Spain. Which is right? Then V I had down as vay but today heard it pronounced oovay. And W I have heard dooblayoo, dooblayvay and oovaydooblay! Which is correct?!
Secondly. Making sentences. I've only been learning a few weeks so pretty new. I know want is deseo, kiss is beso, if I want a kiss would I say Te deseo beso? And if I wanted to say good girl to my daughter would I say bien chica?
Thirdly. Is veinte pronounced with a V or B sound?
Oh and lastly. How long realistically did it take you to grasp spanish. Not fluent or anything just begin to understand the way the language works etc, I'm working on it every day, listening to spanish music when I'm not working on it. I try speak it but I don't have anyone to speak it to so I normally have a one sided convo with the kids
2 Answers
Hello Little bee,
You asked:
Firstly, alphabet! Or rather letter pronunciations. I have C down as Seh but recently heard it more like theh but with the ssss snake sound often used in Spain. Which is right? Then V I had down as vay but today heard it pronounced oovay. And W I have heard dooblayoo, dooblayvay and oovaydooblay! Which is correct?!
C = they (Spain) but not as in the English word they more like soft th sound + the word hay! C = say South/Latin America
Both are acceptable 
V = vay (The sound U precedes V so when both are spoken in quick succession ie: one after the other you hear oovay! )
W = either dooblay vay o vay dooblay I have never heard dooblayoo This sounds wrong to me!
I have found a recording of the Spanish alphabet spoken by 1. a native from Spain 2 a native from Mexico. Please check them both out (listen to them both) and compare the pronounciation especially with regard to the letter C Here is the link to omniglot.com: enter link description here
Secondly. Making sentences. I've only been learning a few weeks so pretty new. I know want is deseo, kiss is beso, if I want a kiss would I say Te deseo beso? And if I wanted to say good girl to my daughter would I say bien chica?
To wish want = querer desire/wish want = desear
I would say: ¿Puedo besarte, por favor? = Can I (may I ) kiss you, please?
Eres una buena* chica = You are a good girl (talking about her character)
The problem with good in English is that, like the word get, it is used by people to mean so many different things! Do you mean: well behaved, or of good character* ?
Thirdly. Is veinte pronounced with a V or B sound?
Please follow the link provided to listen to the native lady speak this word! You will need to click on the microphone symbol! 
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It is pronounced with a v sound although when you hear natives pronounce the word it can sometimes sound somweher between a 'v' and a 'b' sound! I have read natives comments befote that there is no b sound in Spanish!
Oh and lastly. How long realistically did it take you to grasp spanish. Not fluent or anything just begin to understand the way the language works etc, I'm working on it every day, listening to spanish music when I'm not working on it. I try speak it but I don't have anyone to speak it to so I normally have a one sided convo with the kids
It would be hard to say with any degree of accuracy or certainty, since i have never been overly (particularly) concerned with how long it would take me to learn Spanish, or any other language that I can speak but at a rough approximation 4 - 5 years. I have never been blessed with living in a Spanish-speaking country (apart from Peru where I was born which I left with my parents when I was 18 months old ) as an adult which could have enabled me to pick it up much quicker; being immersed in it and listening to natives speak it all the time!
I hope this helps
Corrijan mi español, por favor
