Introduction
Introducción
Ñ, pronounced en-ye, is the letter n with a diacritical tilde indicating a nasalized pronunciation. The sound is similar to the “n” in the English word “onion”.
Originally ñ was used a ligature for the double-n in words like año, which was historically spelled anno. Later it was also adopted to indicate the nasalized sounds in words with a gn and ni+vowel. Senior became señor, and espagnol became español. These words are often written in Portuguese with a nh.
Originally ñ was used a ligature for the double-n in words like año, which was historically spelled anno. Later it was also adopted to indicate the nasalized sounds in words with a gn and ni+vowel. Senior became señor, and espagnol became español. These words are often written in Portuguese with a nh.
Letters
Letras
Vocabulary
Vocabulario
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Lecciones relacionadas
Family
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Colors II
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Talking About Languages
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To Be Able
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Obligations
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