Does the Spanish language have the "ü" letter?
Penguin = pingüino
Do spanish have that kind of "u" form?
5 Answers
Look at this previous thread. You'll find everything you need to know there.
NO,
In Spanish "ge" and "gi" sound exactly like "je" and "ji", ("ají" and "agí" sound exactly alike). If you want the "g" sound before an "e" or "i", you put an "u" in the middle For example, in "águila", the "g" in the "gui" sounds like the "g" in "gato". Here the "u" is a silent "u" (like the u in "queso")
If you want that the "u" in "gue" or "gui" having a sound, you put the dots over it.
So:
- "ge" has 2 sounds ("j" and "e")
- "gue" has 2 sounds ("g" and "e")
- and "güe" has 3 sounds ("g", "u" and "e" )
In Spanish "u" and "ü" have the same sound.
yes, for example Yigüirro (a type of bird), its used on the "gu..." when the "u" its pronounced, normally it wont be pronounced
No, the Spanish alphabet does not have an additional letter. As stated in previous answers, the two dots ( ¨ ) "the diaeresis" over the letter "u" is used to distinguish the "gue"/"güe" and "gui"/"güi"sounds.
In the combinations gue and gui (gay, gee), the “u” is silent. It is there to show that the “g” is hard (not like the “g” in gente): guerra (gayr’-rah), se-guir (say-geer’).
In the combinations güe, güi (gway, gwee) the ¨(diaeresis) over the “u” shows that the “u” is pronounced as in güero (qoo-ay’-roh), güin (goo-een’).
You would use "ü" in Spanish when it is behind a "q" or "g" and it is sounded. Say if you wanted to say 'Qué' in Spanish but you want the 'u' to make a sound. Then you would spell it 'Qüé' (FYI, 'qüé' has no meaning, I was only using it as an example). Also, I know there is a Spanish grammar rule where 'u' makes a sound behind a 'q' or 'g' without using 'ü' but, I don't know it (i.e., the 'u' in agua).
