y
In Portuguese, y refers to the twenty-fifth letter of the English alphabet.
Did you know?
- If you were to name the letter y in Portuguese, you would call it ípsilon, a name derived from the Greek letter 'upsilon'.
- The letter y is often grouped with k and w in Portuguese dictionaries under a section for 'foreign letters'.
- In some historical Portuguese texts, y was used as a stylistic variant of the letter i.
Examples in context
- Se X significa Y, o que significa Z?If X means Y, what does Z mean?This sentence demonstrates using the letter y to represent a variable in a logical statement.Tatoeba #7854265 by Ricardo14, translation #6380245 by DostKaplan
- Quantos países começam com a letra y?How many countries have names that start with the letter "Y"?This sentence uses the letter y when discussing the spelling of country names.Tatoeba #4637512 by Ricardo14, translation #3704955 by mervert1
- Originalmente o "K" não está incluído no alfabeto português, bem como o "W" e o "Y"."K" was originally not included in the Portuguese alphabet, neither were "W" and "Y".This sentence explains the historical exclusion of the letter y from the Portuguese alphabet.Tatoeba #3997796 by Laudemilson, translation #3997215 by mervert1
- O Yuri é um grande jogador de futebol.Yuri is a great soccer player.
- 4 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Lucas and Mariana are discussing English spelling.
- LucasComo se escreve a letra y em inglês?How do you write the letter y in English?
- MarianaÉ a letra y, logo depois do x.It is the letter y, right after the x.
- LucasEla parece um v com um rabo.It looks like a v with a tail.
- MarianaSim, o y é bem fácil de reconhecer.Yes, the y is very easy to recognize.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
