todas las letras
/todas las letɾas/from spelling rules
The English phrase "all the letters" is translated into Spanish as todas las letras.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of todas (all), las (the, feminine plural) and letras (letters, feminine plural).
How does it change in a sentence?
Because letras is a feminine plural noun, the quantifier todas and the article las must also be in the feminine plural form.
How do you pronounce it?
/todas las letɾas/
Did you know?
- In a financial context, letras refers to 'bills of exchange' or promissory notes. In this sense, todas las letras would refer to a collection of legal debt documents.
- The word letras shares an unexpected root with the English word 'lectern', as both stem from the Latin 'lectus', meaning something that is read or chosen.
- The word letras is used in the expression estudiar letras, which means to major in the humanities or liberal arts. This contrasts with estudiar ciencias for those studying science or math.
Examples in context
- En el primer año, los niños aprenden todas las letras del alfabeto.In the first year, the kids learn all the letters in the alphabet.This sentence shows how children learn todas las letras in their first year.Tatoeba #2512730 by marcelostockle, translation #11246338 by Luornu
- Necesito escribir todas las letras en el cuaderno.I need to write all the letters in the notebook.
- ¿Ya revisaste todas las letras de la dirección?Have you checked all the letters of the address yet?
Example conversation
María and Mateo are checking a written document.
- MaríaMateo, ¿están correctas todas las letras aquí?Mateo, are all the letters correct here?
- MateoCreo que falta una letra en el título.I think one letter is missing in the title.
- MaríaTienes razón, voy a revisar todas las letras otra vez.You are right, I am going to check all the letters again.
- MateoEstá bien, yo te ayudo a corregirlo.That is fine, I will help you correct it.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries las, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
