How to Say "comma" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “comma” is “coma” — A1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
English → SpanishA1
nounA1
punctuation mark
Examples
Necesitas poner una coma entre el sujeto y el verbo en esa frase.
You need to put a comma between the subject and the verb in that sentence.
Para hacer una lista, usamos comas para separar los elementos.
To make a list, we use commas to separate the items.
Listing Rule
Just like in English, use 'coma' to separate three or more items in a list: 'Compré manzanas, peras y uvas.'
Using a Comma Before 'y' (The Oxford Comma)
Mistake: “Compré pan, leche, y huevos.”
Correction: Compré pan, leche y huevos. (In standard Spanish, the comma is usually omitted before the final 'y'.)
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