Differentiating between á an à

Dan W.A0Kwiziq community member

Differentiating between á an à

Hello,

What is the difference between á and à? I've been studying Spanish for a few months in America and this the first time I have seen à. "Yo vivo en el barrio Gràcia" was on my studyplan.

This question relates to:Spanish lesson "El/la/los/las + muy + adjective "

Asked 3 years ago

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Alan G.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Presumably this is the Gràcia district of Barcelona, and its spelling is from Catalan, not Spanish.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalan_orthography#Acute_and_grave_accents

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InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in Kwiziq

Hola Dan

Yes, Alan's right. In Spanish there is only one accent [ ´ ]. We wrote the accent on that word because it is referring to a famous area in Barcelona and the name has the Catalonian accent on it.

Saludos

Inma

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