Spanish marks the beginning and end of a direct exclamation.
The idea
Place ¡ where the exclamation starts and ! where it ends: ¡Qué alegría! A preceding introduction can stay outside the marks.
Examples
- ¡Qué jardín tan bonito!What a lovely garden!
- ¡Qué suerte tenemos!How lucky we are!
- Marta, ¡qué sorpresa!Marta, what a surprise!
- ¡Qué frío hace hoy!How cold it is today!
- ¡Hurra, ha llegado el tren!Hurray, the train has arrived!
- ¡Qué dibujo tan bonito!What a beautiful drawing!
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Watch out
Do not omit the opening mark; exclamatory qué carries an accent.
Try it yourself
Choose the version with both exclamation marks. (¡Qué suerte tenemos! / Qué suerte tenemos!)
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¡Qué suerte tenemos!
Both marks surround the entire direct exclamation.
Choose the version that places the introduction outside the exclamation. (Marta, ¡qué sorpresa! / ¡Marta, qué sorpresa!)
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Marta, ¡qué sorpresa!
The opening mark begins where the exclamation starts, after the introduction.
Choose the accented exclamatory word. ¡___ frío hace hoy! (Qué / Que)
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Qué
Exclamatory qué has an accent.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Spanish sentences where available. We keep your score.
Choose the version with both exclamation marks. (¡Qué suerte tenemos! / Qué suerte tenemos!)
Choose the version that places the introduction outside the exclamation. (Marta, ¡qué sorpresa! / ¡Marta, qué sorpresa!)
Choose the accented exclamatory word. ¡___ frío hace hoy! (Qué / Que)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Choose the correctly punctuated direct exclamation or the accented exclamatory word.