Questions tagged [alfabeto]

Questions about the Spanish alphabet Preguntas sobre el alfabeto español.

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"Quick brown fox..." equivalent in Spanish?

In typing classes in English, it is common to learn to type the sentence: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Because it contains every letter of the alphabet at least once. Is there an equivalent Spanish language phrase or sentence that…
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How are initial articles alphabetized in Spanish?

In English, it is suggested that any initial "a, an, the" be ignored when alphabetizing a list (of titles, for instance). Thus, the correct alphabetical order of (1) A Zebra, (2) An Elephant, and (3) The Cow is supposed to be: The Cow An Elephant A…
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Spanish phonetic alphabet

In English, there are several forms of the "phonetic alphabet" used to spell words in such a way that there can be no confusion what letter is said. For example, the military and aviation use: Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot, etc. And…
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