Letter in Spanish
Letter in Spanish is carta (KAR-tah). It's feminine: la carta, plural las cartas.
- Spanish
- la carta
- Say it
- lah KAR-tah
- Gender
- Feminine: la carta
- Plural
- las cartas
- Note
- A letter of the alphabet is una letra.
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Spanish nouns for everyday things
The other words in step 4 of Common Spanish Nouns.
- la cosathing · lah KOH-sah
- el dineromoney · el dee-NEH-roh
- el librobook · el LEE-broh
- el teléfonophone · el teh-LEH-foh-noh
- la llavekey · lah YAH-beh
- la fotophoto · lah FOH-toh
- el regalogift · el rreh-GAH-loh
- la cajabox · lah KAH-hah
- el papelpaper · el pah-PEL
- el juegogame · el HWEH-goh
- la películamovie · lah peh-LEE-koo-lah
Questions about carta
How do you say letter in Spanish?
Letter in Spanish is la carta. A letter of the alphabet is una letra.
How do you pronounce carta?
Say it KAR-tah. The syllable in capitals is stressed: KAR. This guide follows Latin American Spanish.
Is carta masculine or feminine in Spanish?
carta is feminine, so it takes la: la carta. The plural is las cartas.
What does carta mean in English?
In English, la carta means letter.
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