Exclamations

Form exclamations by placing ¡ at the beginning and ! at the end so the reader hears the added emphasis out loud. This framing cues emotion and highlights what matters most.

Use qué before nouns or adjectives and cómo before verbs or adjectives when you want to amplify the reaction, and remember that the noun or adjective that follows shapes whether you use one or the other.

Exclamatory sentences often flip the usual order to heighten drama, placing adjectives first or moving the subject after the verb. This inversion channels surprise and makes the moment feel vivid.

Other interrogatives like cuánto, quién, and dónde can turn exclamatory to stress amount, identity, or place. They pair naturally with nouns or verbs for punchy emphasis.

Short exclamations like ¡guau!, ¡vaya!, or ¡caramba! pack quick emotion and are great for spontaneous reactions, and they can sometimes stand alone without a full sentence.

Exclamations use ¡...! to frame the emotion, choose qué or cómo to boost impact according to whether you highlight a noun or a verb, and short interjections handle quick reactions while longer sentences can add detail.

Spanish exclamations begin with an upside-down ¡ and end with a normal !, and you place the adjective, noun, or adverb that carries the feeling right after the signal word so the emphasis hits where you want.

You can follow an exclamatory phrase with extra information by using a normal sentence after the ! or by turning the whole thing into a longer exclamatory sentence with commas, depending on how dramatic you want it.