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How to Say "scottish" in Spanish

The Spanish word forscottishis escocésA1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

English → SpanishA1
adjectiveA1
related to Scotland
A friendly Scottish highland cow wearing a traditional tartan scarf standing on a green hill.

Examples

Mi mejor amigo es escocés.

My best friend is Scottish.

Me encanta el acento escocés.

I love the Scottish accent.

El paisaje escocés es impresionante.

The Scottish landscape is impressive.

No Capital Letters

In Spanish, words for nationalities like 'escocés' are not capitalized unless they are the first word in a sentence.

Adding an 'A' for Women

While 'escocés' describes a man or a masculine object, you add an 'a' and drop the accent mark to make it feminine: 'escocesa'.

Capitalization Error

Mistake:Soy Escocés.

Correction: Soy escocés. (Spanish doesn't capitalize origins like English does.)

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