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The Taino Indians were some of the original habitants of the island of Hispanola. When the Spanish came they adopted many of the indigenous peoples words into their vocabulary. Many of these words are still used throughout the world today. Just think, you have been speaking another language and you didn't even know it.

Did you ever wonder how to type some words in Spanish? Where are those funny letters and symbols? Wonder no longer. You can go into the set up of your computer and change the keyboard to any language you would like but then you have to figure out where all the letters are and that takes time. Here is our suggestion. Make a list of these and others you find. Put them where you can find them. I have mine taped to the side of the computer. This way you'll never be lost again. Also, you will look really intelligent when you type a word in español and use the proper letter..

For example; to make the Ñ hold down the ALT key and type in the numbers 165. Let go of the ALT key and you should have Ñ. Remember to hold down the ALT key while you are entering the numbers.

ALT 130 = é                  ALT 163 = ú              ALT 168 = ¿

ALT 144 = É                   ALT 164 = ñ               ALT 173 = ¡

ALT 160 = á                   ALT 165 = Ñ               ALT 155 = ¢

ALT 161 = í                    ALT 126 = ~                ALT 171 = ½

ALT 162 = ó                 

This page list codes for accented letters and other characters. In order to use these codes, your computer should have a separate numeric keypad on the right. If it does not, then another method of inputting accents is recommended.      

Many times when you try to translate a word from any language to your own the idea is lost in the translation. Some words can be quite funny. These are the English translations. Hope you get a little laugh like I did and maybe when you come to visit you might want to pass through the towns named "The pool of flies" or "hanging dogs".

A very interesting document about Dominican Spanish and the African influence in the language.

Here we have some cooking terms if you are trying to follow a Spanish recipe. I'm sure there are many more but these are sure to help you out.

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