What about the “H” in Spanish?
When the H is at the beginning of a Spanish word, it's not pronounced. My question is: Why isn't it pronounced, AND WHY IS IT WRITTEN AT THE BEGINNING OF SOME WORDS IF YOU DON'T PRONOUNCE IT ANYWAY? Thanks for the clarification.
The h stands for Latin words that begin with f, which in the Middle Ages was then overblown as ff and became h and tummed.
Example: fumo -> humo
You could have left the h. This was not an elegant one, because the Latin origin is preserved. Without h, it would look more ordinary.
This was then applied to all words with h that came into Spanish (hola, alcohol).
Exception is of course the ch which forms a separate sound (ch).
The h was taken from the Latin alphabet. Why isn't it pronounced? The language has developed. This is something you just have to accept.
Why don’t you talk the U behind the Q? Different languages have different rules
The question was “why”.
This has evolved. The early days were apparently pronounced