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Here are the rules for writing punctuation marks in Spanish.

Coma

Comma

There is no space between the word and comma, a space after the comma, except for the decimal comma (2,5).

  • Example: El perro, el gato.

The dog, the cat.

Punto

Period

There is no space between the word and the period. There is a a space after, except for numerals (10.457).

  • Example: El perro ladra. El gato maúlla.

The dog barks. The cat meows.

Punto y Coma

semicolon

There is no space between the word and the semicolon and a space after.

  • Example: El gato es blanco; el perro es negro.

The cat is white; the dog is black.

Dos puntos

Two points

There is no space between the word and the colon, a space after.

  • Example: La sopa contiene: tomates y patatas

The soup contains: tomatoes and potatoes

Signos de interrogación / exclamación

interrogation/ exclamation signs

In Spanish these signs are required at the beginning and the end of the sentence. They are placed right next to the first and last word of the sentence, with no space.

The previous words and the words are separated by a space.

If the question mark / exclamation is followed by another punctuation mark, there is no space between.


  • Example: :¡Juan!, ¿son ya las siete?; es muy tarde.

Juan! it's already seven? It's too late.

The last question/exclamation sign is equivalent to a period when it is at the end of the sentence.

  • Example: Vi la película. ¡Qué susto!

I saw the movie. What a fright!

After the last question/exclamation mark, we can write any punctuation sign except the period. The following sentence must start with a lowercase letter.

  • Example: ¿Cómo fue la fiesta?, me hubiera gustado participar.

How was the party ?, I would have liked to participate

How to Type Spanish Signs?

Sign Type
¡ right Alt + 1
« right Alt + [
¿ right Alt + /
» right Alt + ]


Videos

Spanish Punctuation - YouTube

Spanish Ask a Teacher with Rosa - Spanish Punctuation? - YouTube

Punctuation Marks everyone needs to master in Spanish Grammar ...

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