How to Say "decimal points" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “decimal points” is “comas” — A2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
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used in many Spanish-speaking countries instead of a dot
Examples
Esta frase tiene demasiadas comas.
This sentence has too many commas.
En España, usamos comas para los decimales, como 3,5.
In Spain, we use commas for decimals, like 3.5.
Gender of Punctuation
Punctuation marks like 'la coma' are feminine. When you talk about more than one, they become 'las comas'.
Commas vs. Periods
Mistake: “Using a period for decimals in a Spanish math exam.”
Correction: In many Spanish-speaking regions, use a comma (3,14) instead of a period (3.14).
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