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Spanish orthography curiosities: ‘ñ’, ‘ch’, ‘ll’, ‘rr’, ‘gu’ and ‘qu’

Monday, September 15th, 2014

Spanish orthography consisting of 27 letters, one more the Latin alphabet, including the modified variant “ñ”. It is a fundamental knowledge to students study Spanish courses in Spain. The letter ñ came from the Iberian Peninsula with a presence from the anonymous work written in “La Gran Batalla” in 1295. During the XIV century eñe spread in its use and Antonio de Nebrija’s grammar included in 1492.

The "ch" and "ll" are digraphs with phonetic values_Study Spanish in Spain

The “ch” and “ll” are digraphs with phonetic values

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