y
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"Y" is a noun which is often translated as "la y", and "z" is a noun which is often translated as "la z". Learn more about the difference between "y" and "z" below.

way

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (letter)

a. la y

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

"Yugoslavia" begins with a y."Yugoslavia" empieza con una y.

b. la ye

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

"Yellow" is written with a y, not a j."Yellow" es escribe con una ye, no una jota.

An abbreviation is the shortened form of a word or group of words (e.g., "UFO" = "unidentified flying object"; "p." = "page").

abbreviation

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(SMS language)

a. por qué

I can't come today. - Y not?No puedo ir hoy. - ¿Por qué no?

b. xq

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

Y did you say that?¿Xq dijiste eso?

c. xk

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

My head hurts. - Y?Me duele la cabeza. - ¿Xk?

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (letter)

a. la z

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

"Zoo" begins with a z."Zoo" empieza por z.

b. la zeta

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

"Cent" is spelled with a c, not with a z."Cent" se escribe con ce, no con zeta.

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(sleep)

The following examples show ways to translate this word or phrase without using a direct equivalent.

no direct translation

I didn't sleep much last night. I need to grab some z's.Anoche no dormí mucho. Necesito echarme una siesta.

I'm really tired. I'm gonna go catch some z's.Tengo mucho sueño. Me voy a dormir un poco.

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