Quotation marks for more than one sentence, such as in dialog

Question

I know that for a single sentence Spanish quote, the punctuation goes outside the quotation marks. What do I do for more than one sentence, such as dialog.

Example:

El ángel le dijo, <>. <<Será el Hijo de Dios>>. Is this correct?

The example should have been like this: El ángel le dijo, . - anabandera, Nov 28, 2016

Answer 1

I have never seen separate quotation marks for each sentence in a multiple-sentence quote in Spanish, English, or any other language. I think what you read refers to the end punctuation of the last sentence only.

Nor me. - rac1, Nov 29, 2016

Answer 2

Hello Norma

Welcome to the SpanishDictforum

Very good question

I used to use the double << quotation marks >> when writing (including) dialogue in my captions for Picture or Word of the Day.

One native speaker said that was correct but that most Spanish native speakers do not use them. I think that there are regional differences, too, as well as personal preferences.

My native Spanish teacher gives me 1:1 private lessons on Skype once a week, she comes from Spain and in response to a question on this very matter responded that " quotation marks " are used in Spain like in England.

I have observed that in books, many native people just use a line like this --- when introducing dialogue to distinguish it from narrative.

I hope this helps

I hope that Daniela or one of our native Spanish speakers will also respond, She is a Spanish teacher so she certainly knows what she is talking about!

Thank you, Feliz77. My confusion comes from reading that the RA says end punctuation must come outside quotation marks. If so, you would have to write quotation marks around each sentence of a multiple sentence quote, as in dialog. - anabandera, Nov 28, 2016

Answer 3

El ángel le dijo: "Será el hijo de Dios".

"Literal"

-Hola. ¿Que tal estas?.

-Bien gracias.

-¿Y que tal tu mujer?.

-Bien también gracias.

-Diálogo directo.

-Hola. ¿Que tal estas?- dijo Aitor.

-Bien gracias- respondió Aritz.

-¿Y que tal tu mujer?- preguntó Aitor.

-Bien también gracias- contestó Aritz.

Diálogo.

You can use too ??instead -, but is more usual the -.

?¿Qué tal tu mujer??-preguntó Aitor.

There are other ways

Muchas gracias, Astoxtua :) - FELIZ77, Nov 29, 2016

No hay porque darlas - 000a35ff, Nov 30, 2016