Diacritical Marks & Symbols Flashcards
(30 cards)
What is a diacritical mark?
A symbol added to a letter to indicate a specific change in meaning or pronounciation.
What is the Spanish translation of “diacritical mark”?
signo diacrítico
(seeg-noh deeah-KREE-tee-koh)
What are the 3 diacritical marks used in Spanish?
accent
tilde
dieresis
What is the Spanish word for accent?
acento
(ah-SEHN-toh)
What is the Spanish word for tilde?
tilde
(TEEL-deh)
What is the Spanish word for dieresis?
Diéresis
(DYEH-reh-sees)
What is the Spanish translation of “question mark”?
signo de interrogación
(seeg-noh DEH een-teh-rroh-gah-SYOHN)
What is the Spanish transation of “exclamation mark”?
signo de exclamación
(seeh-noh DEH ehks-klah-mah-SYOHN)
Which letters have an accent?
Vowels - á, Á, é, É, í, Í, ó, Ó, ú, Ú
Which letters have a tilde?
Tilde - ñ, Ñ
Which letters have a dieresis?
Diéresis - ü, Ü
How is the “question mark” placed differently in Spanish?
An upside down question mark is located at the beginning of a question (in addition to being at the end).
Ex: ¿Where is it located?
How is the “exclamation mark” placed differently in Spanish?
An upside down exclamation mark is located at the beginning of a sentence (in addition to being at the end).
Ex: ¡Help me!
On most android tablets and smartphones, how can Spanish diacritical marks on letters and symbols be typed on an English keyboard?
Hold down a letter, and a selection of accents, etc., will pop up for that letter.
Also, a popup will appear for ¿ and ¡ when pressing the ? and ! symbols down.
On my Windows PC, I type what code to get the following: á
ALT + 160
On my Windows PC, I type what code to get the following: Á
ALT + 0193
On my Windows PC, I type what code to get the following: é
ALT + 130
On my Windows PC, I type what code to get the following: É
ALT + 0201
On my Windows PC, I type what code to get the following: í
ALT + 161
On my Windows PC, I type what code to get the following: Í
ALT + 0205
On my Windows PC, I type what code to get the following: ó
ALT + 162
On my Windows PC, I type what code to get the following: Ó
ALT + 0211
On my Windows PC, I type what code to get the following: ú
ALT + 163
On my Windows PC, I type what code to get the following: Ú
ALT + 0218
