Learn what the "tilde" is and the basic rules to use it.
la tilde
mamá, cuándo, árbol, pájaro…
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In Spanish, there is just one kind of tilde. Which one of these is correct?
el acento
accent
la casa
ca - sa
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el calor
1. Acento on last syllable + ends in a vowel, "n" or "s"
a-vión, des-pués, ma-má
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The Spanish word for "garden" is …
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And what about the word for “colour”…
1. Acento on last syllable + ends in a vowel, "n" or "s"
a-vión, des-pués, ma-má
2. Acento on next to the last syllable + does NOT end in a vowel, "n" or "s
ár-bol, a-zú-car, cés-ped …
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The word for "book" is …
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What about the word for "difficult"?
1. Acento on last syllable + ends in a vowel, "n" or "s"
a-vión, des-pués, ma-má
3. Acento on the third-to-last syllable or before
cá-ma-ra, sá-ba-do, A-mé-ri-ca
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Now let’s see the word for "lamp":
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What about the word for "banana"?
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