How to Say "exclamation point" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “exclamation point” is “admiración” — A1 level.
Examples
¡Hola! lleva un signo de admiración al principio y otro al final.
¡Hola! has an exclamation mark at the beginning and another at the end.
No olvides poner los signos de admiración en las frases exclamativas.
Don't forget to put exclamation marks in exclamatory sentences.
¿Es un signo de interrogación o de admiración?
Is it a question mark or an exclamation mark?
The Upside-Down Rule
In Spanish, exclamation marks come in pairs. You must put an upside-down one (¡) at the start of the shout and a regular one (!) at the end.
Missing the opening mark
Mistake: “¡Qué sorpresa!”
Correction: Make sure you include the opening '¡'. Many learners only use the closing one like in English, but both are required in Spanish writing.
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