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letra
letter
📌 Nota gramatical
Refers to both written characters and mailed letters, but here used for alphabet letters.
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palabra
word
📌 Nota gramatical
Basic A1 vocabulary for forming sentences.
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nombre
name
📌 Nota gramatical
Often used when asking someone to spell their name.
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apellido
surname
📌 Nota gramatical
In Spanish-speaking countries, people traditionally have two surnames.
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alfabeto
alphabet
📌 Nota gramatical
Synonym: 'el abecedario'.
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abecedario
alphabet
📌 Nota gramatical
Derived from the first four letters of the Spanish alphabet (A, B, C, D).
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vocal
vowel
📌 Nota gramatical
Spanish has five pure vowels: a, e, i, o, u.
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consonante
consonant
📌 Nota gramatical
Combines with vowels to form syllables.
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acento
accent mark
📌 Nota gramatical
Refers to the written graphic accent (tilde).
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tilde
tilda / accent mark
📌 Nota gramatical
Specifically the graphical mark placed over vowels in Spanish.
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mayúscula
capital letter
📌 Nota gramatical
Used at the beginning of sentences and proper nouns.
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minúscula
lowercase letter
📌 Nota gramatical
Standard letters used for the bulk of text.
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idioma
language
📌 Nota gramatical
Note that 'idioma' is masculine despite ending in 'a'.
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lengua
language / tongue
📌 Nota gramatical
Synonym of 'idioma'.
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ortografía
orthography / spelling
📌 Nota gramatical
Refers to correct spelling rules in writing.
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punto
period / dot
📌 Nota gramatical
Used for punctuation as well as dot in web addresses.
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coma
comma
📌 Nota gramatical
Basic punctuation mark.
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signo
sign / mark
📌 Nota gramatical
Used in phrases like 'signos de puntuación' (punctuation marks).
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error
mistake / error
📌 Nota gramatical
Useful when correcting spelling mistakes.
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ejercicio
exercise
📌 Nota gramatical
Common classroom instruction term.
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deletrear
to spell
📌 Nota gramatical
Regular -ar verb used constantly when practicing spelling.
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repetir
to repeat
📌 Nota gramatical
Stem-changing verb (e->i). Essential for asking someone to spell slowly.
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escribir
to write
📌 Nota gramatical
Regular -ir verb.
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leer
to read
📌 Nota gramatical
Regular -er verb.
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correcto
correct
📌 Nota gramatical
Adjective matching gender and number with the noun it modifies.
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