Part II. The journal system

Lesson 16. Punctuation, numbers and the rest

• Punctuation: comma ،, semicolon ؛, question mark ؟. The period and ! stay as they are.
• ¿ and ¡: drop them. [course rule]
• Numbers: 1, 2, 3 work and run left to right inside the line. For more cover, use the Eastern Arabic digits ٠١٢٣٤٥٦٧٨٩, also left to right.
• Dates: ١٨/١٠/٢٠٢٦ reads as 18/10/2026.
• Names: by sound: Lucía · لُثِأَلثأ, Monforte · مُنْفُرْتَامنفرتا, Madrid · مَدْرِدْمدرد.
• Arabic words keep their Arabic spelling, as in the manuscripts.

Exercises 16

1. Write the question mark.
2. Write the comma.
3. Write 2026 in Eastern Arabic digits.
4. ¿qué hora es?
5. Lucía
6. Lugo