answering machine
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answering machine(
ahn
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suhr
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ihng
muh
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shin
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el contestador (M) (Southern Cone) (Spain)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Spain
There must not be anyone home; it just went to the answering machine.No debe haber nadie en casa; fue directamente al contestador.
b. la contestadora (F) (Caribbean) (Central America) (Mexico)
(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).
Regionalism used in the Caribbean: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Mexico
When we got home from vacation, there were 27 messages on the answering machine.Cuando volvimos a casa de las vacaciones, había 27 mensajes en la contestadora.
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