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"Idioma" is a noun which is often translated as "language", and "dialecto" is a noun which is often translated as "dialect". Learn more about the difference between "idioma" and "dialecto" below.
el idioma(
ee
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dyoh
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mah
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
el dialecto(
dyah
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lehk
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toh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
a. dialect
En la montaña, conocimos a comunidades que preservaban un dialecto antiguo, difícil de entender.Up in the mountains, we met communities who preserved an old dialect which was difficult to understand.
