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About the Selection of Terms
The terms in this glossary have been carefully selected by our team based on:
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Frequency of usage
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Specific terms in the field
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What the Glossary Contains
TERM
English and Spanish term with sample sentence
Additional Information
Additional information about the term (ex. more in dept explanation, gender usage, situational use)
Resources
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Considerations
Capitalization
Spanish capitalization rules, following Standard Spanish Capitalization guidelines, are distinct from those of English. In general, Spanish uses much less capitalization than English. In Spanish, capitalization is predominantly applied to the first word of a sentence, proper nouns, titles, and the first word in headings.
However, unlike English, Spanish does not capitalize days of the week, months, nationalities, languages, or titles of books, movies, and articles. Adhering to the principles of Standard Spanish Capitalization ensures a consistent and accurate representation of written Spanish.
There are some exceptions to the Standard Spanish Capitalization guidelines/rules that are used at Cultivate Learning but are commonly seen in other setting as well. For example, when referencing proper names or terms originating from English, such as names of people, places, or entities (Circle Time Magazine- Revista del Tiempo en Círculo), it is acceptable to apply English capitalization rules to maintain accuracy and familiarity within the context of the English language. This approach respects the language-specific conventions while adapting to cross-cultural references.
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Example in English |
Translation in Spanish |
Explanation of the Spanish Capitalization |
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She is an educator. She studied language development of babies. |
Ella es una educadora. Estudió el desarrollo del lenguaje de los bebés. |
First word of sentences capitalized |
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Cultivate Learning is a research institution within the University of Washington in the State of Washington. |
Cultivate Learning es una institución de investigación dentro de la Universidad de Washington en el Estado de Washington. |
First word of a proper noun (people, places, entities) capitalized |
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Welcome and Introductions |
Bienvenida y presentaciones |
First word in headings capitalized |
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Day of the Dead |
Día de los Muertos |
Holidays capitalized (except to, and, a, the etc.) |
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Sunday |
Domingo |
Days of the week not capitalized |
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January |
enero |
Months not capitalized |
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Mexican |
mexicano; mexicana |
Nationalities not capitalized |
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Spanish |
español |
Languages not capitalized |
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How do dinosaurs go to School? |
¿Cómo van a la escuela los dinosauros? |
First word of a book title capitalized |
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Star Wars |
La Guerra de las galaxias |
First word of a movie title capitalized |
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Circle Time Magazine |
Revista Tiempo en Círculo |
Articles, first letter of every word in the title is capitalized (except to, and, a, the etc.) |
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National Geographic in Spanish |
National Geographic En Español |
All words of a magazine title capitalized |