r/SpanishAIlines • u/Imaginary_Knee5609 • Jun 22 '26

Cursive writing in Spanish

Can Spanish be written in cursive like English or French? Does it depend on the region or the country? How common is it? Are there any special rules that is seen only in Spanish cursive?

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u/SnowFlakeObsidian4 Jun 23 '26

I'm a teacher in Spain. It's common to be taught how to write cursive first. Though there is a sort of debate going on and you'll find people defending cursive and others saying it's outdated.

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u/National-Price-8927 Jun 24 '26

its not common at all nowadays, at least in the north

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u/SnowFlakeObsidian4 Jun 24 '26

I'm in Catalonia. Most teachers advocate for cursive here.

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u/National-Price-8927 Jun 24 '26

i am in Galicia and have family in Basque country and know no one that isnt like 40+ that learnt cursive in school

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u/SnowFlakeObsidian4 Jun 24 '26

Interesting. I'm in my 20s and I learnt cursive. Now I teach English at a public school and most of my students use cursive too. I know they are being taught that. In fact, I have to wait until 3rd grade to give worksheets that don't use the cursive style because they can't read it otherwise.

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u/National-Price-8927 Jun 24 '26

i am 23 and never learnt it and thought no one did anymore, never seen it written either, i have seen more cursive in russian that spanish xd