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 Spanish
Capitalization - La capitalización
Spanish and English capitalization are quite different, as it is much less
common in Spanish. Many words that
must be capitalized in English cannot be in Spanish, so read through this lesson
to make sure that you're not over-capitalizing your Spanish.
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First person singular subject pronoun (lesson) |
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He said, "I love you." |
Dijo «yo te amo». |
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| 2. |
Days of the week, months of the year (lesson) |
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Monday, Tuesday... |
lunes, martes... |
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January, February... |
enero, febrero... |
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| 3. |
Titles
Only capitalize the first word (and proper names, if any). |
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One Hundred Years of Solitude |
Cien años de soledad |
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Like Water for Chocolate |
Como agua para chocolate |
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I'll Always Come Back to San Juan |
Volveré siempre a San Juan |
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| 4. |
Languages (list
of languages) |
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Spanish, French, English... |
español, francés, inglés... |
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Nationalities (list
of nationalities) |
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I'm American. |
Soy americano. |
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He bought a Spanish flag. |
Compró un libro español. |
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She married a Mexican. |
Se casó con un mexicano. |
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I saw an Australian. |
Vi a un australiano. |
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Religions
The name of most religions, their adjectives, and their adherents (proper
nouns) are not capitalized in Spanish. |
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Religion
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Adjective |
Proper Noun |
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Christianity |
el cristianismo |
Christian |
cristiano |
Christian |
un cristiano |
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Judaism |
el judaísmo |
Jewish |
judío |
Jew |
un judío |
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Hinduism |
el hinduismo |
Hindu |
hindú |
Hindu |
un hindú |
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Buddhism |
el budismo |
Buddhist |
budista |
Buddhist |
un budista |
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Islam |
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Muslim |
musulmán |
Muslim |
un musulman |
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*Exception |
Islam - el Islam |
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