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Saturday July 28, 2007

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y, conjunction:
and

Andrés y su novia.
Andrés and his girlfriend.

You are probably already familiar with the Spanish word y (and). But did you know that e is used instead of y in front of words beginning with “i” and “hi”?

Pablo e Inés
Pablo and Inés

padre e hijo
father and son

Before words beginning with “hie”, y is used.

acero y hierro
steel and iron

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