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How to Say "first letters" in Spanish

The Spanish word forfirst lettersis inicialesA2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

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nounA2
the beginning letters of words in a title or acronym
A wooden block carved with the letter A and another with the letter B, representing the first letters of a name.

Examples

Por favor, escribe tus iniciales en cada página del contrato.

Please, write your initials on every page of the contract.

Las iniciales de su nombre están bordadas en la camisa.

The initials of his name are embroidered on the shirt.

Always Feminine

Even though it ends in '-es', this noun is always feminine because it comes from 'la inicial'. Use 'las iniciales'.

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