d
/d/from spelling rules
The letter d in Spanish refers to the fourth letter of the English alphabet.
How do you pronounce it?
/d/
Did you know?
- In many Spanish dialects, the d at the end of a word ending in -ado is often dropped entirely in casual speech, turning cansado into 'cansao'.
- Spanish uses the letter d to form the word don, a title of respect used before a first name that has no direct equivalent in modern English.
- When d appears between two vowels, such as in todo, Spanish speakers often soften it to a sound almost like a light 'th' in English.
Examples in context
- Necesito más vitamina D.I need more vitamin D.This sentence shows how d is used when referring 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 demonstrates the use of d within the phrase for 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 illustrates the use of d in the context of a doctorate.Tatoeba #1136730 by marcelostockle, translation #1334710 by AlanF_US
- 19 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
A student and a teacher are discussing an English spelling error.
- Lucía¿Cómo se escribe esa letra?How do you write that letter?
- JavierEs la d.It is the d.
- LucíaEntiendo, es la d minúscula.I see, it is the lowercase d.
- JavierExacto, Lucía.Exactly, Lucía.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
