sui
/swi/from spelling rules
sui is the Spanish name for the language Sui.
sui refers to the Sui language.
Meaning: language (name)
How do you pronounce it?
/swi/
Did you know?
- In Spanish, if you are talking about the historical Chinese dynasty rather than the language, you would write it as Sui with a capital 'S'.
- In Spanish, the sequence ui is one of the few vowel combinations that almost never forms a hiatus, meaning it is nearly always pronounced as a single sliding sound.
- While sui refers to the language, the Sui people are often referred to in Spanish as el pueblo sui to distinguish the ethnic group from the linguistic category.
Examples in context
- Carlos pudo montar el mueble por sí mismo.Carlos was able to assemble the furniture by himself.
Example conversation
Sofía and Javier are talking about their language classes.
- SofíaJavier, ¿estudias sui en la escuela?Javier, do you study Sui at school?
- JavierNo, pero me gustaría aprender sui.No, but I would like to learn Sui.
- SofíaYo tomo una clase de sui ahora.I am taking a Sui class now.
- JavierEso suena muy interesante, Sofía.That sounds very interesting, Sofía.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
