Inverted ¿? and ¡!, «guillemets», different comma rules. Write Spanish correctly.
¿Cómo estás? (How are you?)
¡Qué bonito! (How beautiful!)
¿Vienes o no? (Are you coming or not?)
Si quieres, ¿por qué no vienes? (If you want, why don't you come?)
María, ¡ven aquí! (María, come here!)
The opening mark doesn't always start the sentence.
«Hola», dijo María. (formal/traditional)
"Hola", dijo María. (increasingly common)
Hierarchy: «...» then "..." then '...'
| English | Spanish |
|---|---|
| 1,000 | 1.000 (period for thousands) |
| 3.14 | 3,14 (comma for decimals) |
| $1,000.50 | 1.000,50 $ |
5/3/2025 = 5 de marzo de 2025 (NOT March 5th)
In English 5/3 = May 3rd, in Spanish = March 5th!
—Hola —dijo María—. ¿Cómo estás?
—Bien, gracias —respondió Juan.
Days: lunes (not Lunes)
Months: enero (not Enero)
Languages: español (not Español)
Nationalities: mexicano (not Mexicano)
1. Questions need _____ at the beginning.
2. "5/3/2025" in Spanish means _____ de marzo.
3. 1,000.50 in Spanish = _____.
4. Days of the week in Spanish are _____.
5. Languages like "español" are _____.
6. Traditional Spanish quotation marks are _____.
7. The ¿ goes where the _____ begins.
8. Spanish dialogue in novels uses _____.
9. Months in Spanish: enero is _____.
10. "¡Qué bonito!" has _____ marks.
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