ji

/ˈxi/ · B1 · noun · f

qi

😂 Spanish j is a throaty h: ji = Greek chi (χ), and jijiji = hee-hee-hee

As a feminine noun, la ji is the Greek letter χ, and Spanish spells chi the way it sounds. Repeated, ji ji ji is how Spanish writes laughter, the same as English hee-hee or ha-ha. The j is a rough h made at the back of the throat.

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