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"Z" is a noun which is often translated as "la z", and "i" is a noun which is often translated as "la i". Learn more about the difference between "z" and "i" below.
z(
zi
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
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.
2.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(sleep)
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
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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i(
ay
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la i
(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)
"India" begins with an i."India" empieza con una i.
b. la i latina
(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)
Do you write your name with an i or a y?¿Escribes tu nombre con una i latina o con una i griega?
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