alfabetos
/alfabetos/from spelling rules
The English phrase "alphabets" is translated into Spanish as alfabetos.
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of alfabetos is alfabeto.
Did you know?
- The letter ñ, which is central to the Spanish alfabeto, was originally a shorthand notation used by medieval scribes to avoid writing two 'n' letters side by side.
- In Spanish, the word abecedario is often used instead of alfabeto. While alfabeto refers to the system, abecedario literally spells out the first four letters of the alphabet: a, b, c, and d.
- The Spanish alphabet recently officially removed the letters ch and ll as separate entries, though they remain distinct sounds in the language.
Examples in context
- El silabario cheroqui, al igual que los alfabetos griego, cirílico, armenio o latino, distingue entre mayúsculas y minúsculas.The Cherokee syllabary, just like the Greek, Cyrillic, Armenian and Latin alphabets, has a distinction between lowercase and uppercase letters.This sentence compares the Cherokee syllabary to various alfabetos like Greek, Cyrillic, Armenian and Latin.Tatoeba #13651131 by Seael, translation #13651782 by araneo
- ¿Por qué tantas personas estudian el japonés? Los kanyis no responden a una lógica, hay dos alfabetos, no hay espacios entre las palabras, los adjetivos cambian con el tiempo de la oración, hay diversas construcciones gramaticales para los distintos niveles de cortesía.Why do so many people study Japanese? The kanjis aren't logical, there are two alphabets, there aren't spaces between words, the adjectives change with the tense of the sentence, there are various grammatical constructions for the different levels of formality.This sentence discusses why people study Japanese, mentioning the existence of two alfabetos.Tatoeba #3865896 by gianich73, translation #8160847 by magnificentgoddess
- Los lingüistas estudian los alfabetos antiguos.Linguists study ancient alphabets.
Example conversation
Two students are discussing their linguistics homework in a library.
- MaríaMateo, ¿ya terminaste de leer sobre los alfabetos?Mateo, have you finished reading about the alphabets?
- MateoNo, María, todavía estoy comparando varios alfabetos.No, María, I am still comparing several alphabets.
- MaríaEs un tema muy difícil para la clase.It is a very difficult topic for the class.
- MateoSí, pero es fascinante.Yes, but it is fascinating.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
