Comparison of capitalization rules from Spanish to English:
Proper
Nouns (Names of Persons, Trade Names) and Adjectives
Spanish
English
It is necessary to
use acentos, even on names written in capital letters:
ÓSCAR
There is no
equivalent in English.
Days
of the Week/Months of the Year
Spanish
English
The days of the week
are not capitalized: lunes
marzo
The days of the week
and the months of the year are capitalized: Monday
March
Languages,
Religions, and Nationalities
Spanish
English
In Spanish, names
of languages or the words that designate nationality
are usually not capitalized.
Soy francesa.
¿Habla usted inglés?
Nationalities:
are capitalized:
I'm French.
Do you speak English?
Book
Titles, Religions, Personal Titles
Spanish
English
The initial word
in the titles of books, movies, songs, and other works
is capitalized, along with any proper names; the rest
of the title appears in lowercase.
All words in titles
are capitalized, except for short conjunctions and prepositions
within a title.
Lo que el
viento se llevó
La Guerra de las Galaxias
El Barbero de Sevilla
Gone with
the Wind
Star Wars
The Barber of Seville
The names of religions
are not capitalized.
Es presbiteriana.
El Corán es un libro islámico.
The names of religions
are capitalized.
She's Presbyterian.
The Koran is an Islamic book.
Personal titles
are not capitalized except when abbreviated.
