{"id":272,"date":"2010-04-01T01:34:09","date_gmt":"2010-04-01T01:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=272"},"modified":"2010-04-01T01:46:22","modified_gmt":"2010-04-01T01:46:22","slug":"las-conjunciones-o-and-u-y-and-e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/las-conjunciones-o-and-u-y-and-e\/","title":{"rendered":"Las conjunciones O and U, Y and E"},"content":{"rendered":"

O<\/em> and U<\/em> mean \u201cor\u201d, but their use follows some rules.<\/p>\n

1. When O comes before words that start with an O or HO it must be replaced by U.<\/p>\n

plata u oro<\/em> (silver or gold)
\nminutos u horas <\/em>(minutes or hours)<\/p>\n

2. When O comes between numbers, we must replace it by \u00d3 (with an accent) so it is not confused with zero.<\/p>\n

8 \u00f3 9 (8 or 9)
\n9 \u00f3 8 (9 or 8 )
\n12 \u00f3 15 (12 or 15)
\n8 \u00f3 80 (8 or 80)
\n20 \u00f3 30 (20 or 30)<\/p>\n

When numbers are written out here\u2019s what happens:<\/p>\n

ocho o<\/strong> nueve
\nnueve u<\/strong> ocho
\ndoce o<\/strong> quince
\nocho u<\/strong> ochenta
\nveinte o<\/strong> treinta<\/em><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what happens with Y<\/em> and E<\/em> (meaning “and”):<\/p>\n

When Y comes before a word which starts with I or HI (followed by a consonant), it must be replaced by E.<\/p>\n

naranjas e<\/strong> higos<\/em> (oranges and figs)
\nfabricantes e<\/strong> importadores<\/em> (manufacturers and importers)<\/p>\n

However, when we have the diphthong HIE, we must use Y.<\/p>\n

A\u00f1ade leche y<\/strong> hierve.<\/em> (Add milk and boil it.)
\nflores y<\/strong> hierbas <\/em>(flowers and herbs)<\/p>\n

Nos vemos prontito.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

O and U mean \u201cor\u201d, but their use follows some rules. 1. When O comes before words that start with an O or HO it must be replaced by U. plata u oro (silver or gold) minutos u horas (minutes or hours) 2. When O comes between numbers, we must replace it by \u00d3 (with…<\/p>\n

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