how do you say "spelling" in spanish
what is the best translation for "spelling" as in, let's learn to spell the word cat.
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You can't use deletear. Deletrear actually means to spell out loud, how to pronounce each letter of a word.
For example, como - CO-MOH. That is deletrear.
To talk about spelling (as we use it) in Spanish you need to use escribir.
¿Cómo se escribe? How do you spell it?
¿Cómo se deleatrea? How do you pronounce it?
The word "spelling" means "ortografía". But "deletrear" basically means "deletrear". Let´s see a couple of examples:
I am good at spelling. Tengo una buena ortografía.
Could you spell that word? ¿Podrías deletrear esa palabra?
ortografía = spelling
La ortografía. Pero "ortografía" es un sustantivo (noun). Usar la palabra "spell" en una oración (sentence), es orta palabra, usualmente es "escribir" (i.e. how do you write it?). Vamonos aprender cómo escribimos la palabra gato.
(loose) Translation: Spell. But the spanish word for spell is just a noun. To use the word "spell" in a sentence, it's another word, usually it's to write. Let's learn how to spell "write" the word cat.
That is helpful. What about using "deletrear"
