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/d/from spelling rules
The phrase d is the Spanish way to refer to the letter 'd', the second letter of the English alphabet.
How do you pronounce it?
/d/
Did you know?
- In some dialects of Andalusia and the Caribbean, the d between vowels is frequently dropped entirely, turning todo into to'o.
- Spanish speakers use the letter d to create the 'interdental' sound in words like donde, which sounds closer to the English 'th' in 'this' than to an English 'd'.
- In Spanish, the letter d is pronounced with a soft, dental sound where the tongue touches the teeth, unlike the English 'd' which is more alveolar.
Examples in context
- Necesito más vitamina D.I need more vitamin D.This sentence shows how to refer to vitamin d.Tatoeba #2944773 by marcelostockle, translation #2807648 by Hybrid
- Éste es mi carnet de identidad.This is my I.D. card.This sentence uses d in the context of an identity card.Tatoeba #506082 by Shishir, translation #56183 by CK
- No será fácil ingresar al doctorado.It won't be easy to get into a Ph.D. program.This sentence shows the use of d within the word for a doctorate.Tatoeba #1136730 by marcelostockle, translation #1334710 by AlanF_US
- 19 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
María and Mateo are checking the spelling of a name.
- María¿Cómo se escribe tu nombre?How do you spell your name?
- MateoEs con la letra d.It is with the letter d.
- MaríaAh, ¿una d al final?Ah, a d at the end?
- MateoSí, exacto.Yes, exactly.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
