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Typing Accents in Spanish

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Windows

Windows 11 (US International Keyboard)

1. Open the Settings app.
2. Go to the Time & language section.
3. Click on the Language & region option.
4. Select the pre-installed language pack, likely English (United States), and click on the three-dot menu button.
5. Select Language options.
6. Click on the Add a keyboard button.
7. Choose United States-International.
8. Select the keyboard layout on the taskbar in the bottom right.

Windows 10 (US International Keyboard)

• Screenshot instructions
• Video instructions

Typing Accents

• Press the apostrophe key and then the vowel sequentially, for example: ' e = é
• You can also press the right alt key and the vowel concurrently, for example: right alt e = é
• right alt n = ñ (sequentially or concurrently)
• right alt ? = ¿ (sequentially or concurrently)
• right alt ! = ¡ (sequentially or concurrently)
• right alt y = ü (concurrently) or " u = ü (sequentially)

Typing Quotes

You can toggle back to the regular keyboard, or you can type the following:

• right alt ' = ' (concurrently)
• ' Space = ' (sequentially)

• right alt " = " (concurrently)
• " Space = " (sequentially)

Here are more options for Windows. (However, your instructor strongly recommends the above option instead.)

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MacOS

Option 1

Hold down the letter you wish to accent. A menu with accent options should pop up. Instead of using the mouse you may want to just type the number of the option you'd prefer.

Option 2

Type Option plus E, then the vowel, for example: option e then a = á
More information here

Option 3

There is a US International Keyboard option for MacOS. (The above two are likely to be better options though.)

1. Go to the Keyboard pane in System Preferences.
2. Select the Input Sources tab.
3. Click the plus button on the bottom left.
4. Select US-International - PC

Switch keyboard layouts:

1. Click the language name in the upper right.
2. Select the keyboard layout you want to use.

Instructions for switching keyboard with keybinding

Typing Accents
These are similar to the PC. However, I am not sure how to do all of these. If you prefer this method, you could research it on your own.

(When you type quotes you'll likely need to switch back to the regular keyboard.)

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Chromebook (US International Keyboard)

Instructions here

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Linux (US International Keyboard)

Your distribution should have a Keyboard application with Layout settings. There you can add English (US, international with dead keys) as an additional keyboard. In the same section there is usually an option for a keyboard shortcut to toggle between input keyboards. The method to type accents with the English US International keyboard is the same as Windows (see above).

Conjugaciones

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Practice

Conjuguemos.com
This is a fun way to practice your conjugations and compete against yourself. You test yourself on your knowledge and confirm whether you know it or not. It is best to do this practice in small time increments and regularly.

Look up Conjugations

DRAE, Diccionario de la Real Academia Española
Apps: iOS | Android

You can see all verb conjugations on this site. Type in the verb, and click on the blue bubble with "conjugar."

• For presente de indicativo, it is important to know about vos (an alternative to tú used in many Latin American countries). However, you will not be tested on it.
• If the verb is reflexive, type in the non-reflexive form of the verb.

Diccionarios

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* Strongly recommended: Use electronic dictionaries instead of hard-copy ones.

Combined bilingual and monolingual

See the Canvas homepage.

Bilingual

Cambridge

Wordreference

• Apps: Android  |  iOS

Proz.com:

• This is an online translator's hub. Their glossary is extensive covering many languages and specializations.
• It is beneficial for hard-to-translate terms or phrases.

Spanish > Spanish

DRAE, Diccionario de la Real Academia Española

• This has definitions in Spanish.
• Apps: Android  |  iOS

Diccionario de sinónimos

Corpus del español:

• Search for Spanish words in context.

English > English

The Free Dictionary

• Apps are also available for iOS and Android.

Práctica

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About.com Spanish

Many explanations and exercises

Colby.edu Spanish Grammar

Many exercises

Gramática

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Grammar Knowledge

Knowing grammar is fundamental for success in this course.  Knowledge of grammar is the map by which you find your way around language and most efficiently learn a new language.  Learning this material is fundamental for your future career and your ability to communicate clearly and efficiently in writing.

Oxford Language Dictionaries Online Glossary of Grammatical Terms

Spanish • English

A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish

Glossary in English of Grammatical Terms

Grammar Girl

Free podcast on grammar.  Fun to listen to. Available on iTunes.

The Elements of Style

Available at Sterne Library

Pronunciación

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Wordreference

Type in the word; then click on Escuchar to hear the correct pronunciation. There are pronunciation options from México, España, and Argentina.

The Free Dictionary

Type in the word and click on the audio icon to hear its pronunciation.

Silabeador TIP

Type in the word to see it separated into syllables with the stressed syllable in bold.

Guía de pronunciación y ortografía

Eighteen one-page lessons on the most essential topics for pronunciation and spelling

Rules for the stressed syllable and when an accent is needed

Every word has a stressed syllable, i.e. a syllable that is said with more emphasis than the others in the word.

If a word ends in a vowel, n, or s, the stress falls on the second to last syllable. Examples:

• com-pu-ta-do-ra 🔊
• mo-re-no 🔊
• jo-ven 🔊
• pa-ra-bri-sas 🔊

If a word ends in any other consonant, the stress is on the last syllable.

• ca-mi-nar 🔊
• ru-ral 🔊
• fe-liz 🔊
• co-mu-ni-dad 🔊

However, if there is an exception to this rule, an accent is added communicate it.

• es-ta-ción 🔊
• pe-lí-cu-la 🔊
• lá-piz 🔊
• sí-la-ba 🔊

Revisión de español en documentos

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Check spelling and grammar in your document:

• Google Docs: 'File' → 'Language' → 'Español (Latinoamérica)'
• LibreOffice Writer
• Microsoft Word (Desktop)
• Microsoft Word (Office 365)

Right click where there are colored squiggly underlines to see suggestions for correction. However, do not blindly trust them as they are often not accurate. Look up needed changes when in doubt.

If you already have written some in Spanish before setting the language, hit ctrl a or cmd a on a Mac to select all, and then set the language.