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y

"y" means "and" in Spanish. It is number 7 on the frequency list, in A1 (conj).

Meaning

and

IPA

/i/

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• ¿Y qué?
  So what?
  Tatoeba: Shishir / Sbgodin
• ¿Y por qué no?
  And why not?
  Tatoeba: Shishir / GPHemsley
• "¿Por qué?" "¿Y por qué no?"
  "Why?" "Why not?"
  Tatoeba: Seael / Hybrid

Learned together

In the course, "y" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• de of, from
• que that, which, who
• a to, at
• la the (feminine)
• el the (masculine)
• en in, at, on
• lo it, him
• un a, an
• por by, for

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