In Mexican Spanish, "turtle" is la tortuga. It is a noun.
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la tortuga is written using the Latin alphabet. Pronounce each syllable clearly, following Mexican Spanish pronunciation rules.
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Buy on SteamIn Mexican Spanish, "turtle" is la tortuga. It is a noun. The word is spelled la tortuga and pronounced as written, following Mexican Spanish pronunciation rules.
la tortuga is typically feminine in Spanish. In Spanish, nouns have grammatical gender that affects article choice: use la (singular) or las (plural) with feminine nouns.
Use la tortuga as you would use the equivalent noun in English. In Mexican Spanish, word order and agreement rules determine how la tortuga fits into a sentence.
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