Hi everybody,<\/p>\n
Today we’ll be clarifying some spelling rules related to the use of capital letters in Spanish, since they don’t always correspond with the way English is capitalized. There are only a few DOs and DON’Ts, so they will be easy for you to remember.<\/p>\n
You should always write a capital letter in the following cases:<\/p>\n
-At the beginning of a text or sentence (after every full stop, exclamation mark, or question mark).<\/p>\n
-After a colon, if you’re quoting word by word.<\/p>\n
Me dijo: “No pienso venir m\u00e1s.”<\/em><\/p>\n –<\/em>After the heading in a letter or email.<\/p>\n Querida Teresa:<\/em><\/p>\n He recibido tu carta…<\/em><\/p>\n –<\/em>People’s names and surnames:<\/p>\n Mar\u00eda, Miguel \u00c1ngel, <\/em>Santiago Garc\u00eda L\u00f3pez…<\/p>\n -Proper names of animals and unique locations, such as countries, rivers, mountains, etc.<\/p>\n Mi gata Nara, Espa\u00f1a, el r\u00edo Duero, los Pirineos…<\/em><\/p>\n -Articles and adjectives when they are part of a proper noun.<\/p>\n Buenos Aires, Estados Unidos, El Salvador, Dos Hermanas<\/em><\/p>\n -A person’s title, when the name of the person is not mentioned.<\/p>\n El Papa, el Presidente del Gobierno, el rey Juan Carlos…<\/em><\/p>\n -Abbreviated common titles.<\/p>\n D.,Sr.,D\u00f1a.,Sra.,Vd., usted…<\/em><\/p>\n -Names of companies and institutions.<\/p>\n el Tribunal Supremo, el Museo Nacional del Prado, Caja Granada…<\/em><\/p>\n -Titles of books, movies, and other works of art, unless the title is too long, in which case only the first word will be capitalized.<\/p>\n El Quijote, El Guernica, La guerra de las galaxias…<\/em><\/p>\n –<\/em>Finally, remember that, in Spanish, days of the week, months, and seasons are not capitalized.<\/p>\n lunes, martes, enero, febrero, primavera, verano…<\/em><\/p>\n I hope this was useful. Take care, and until next time!<\/p>\n Hi everybody, Today we’ll be clarifying some spelling rules related to the use of capital letters in Spanish, since they don’t always correspond with the way English is capitalized. There are only a few DOs and DON’Ts, so they will be easy for you to remember. You should always write a capital letter in the…<\/p>\n
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