4. Capital Letters
Russians use capital letters only with proper names and in the beginning of the sentence.
Russians do not use capital letters with:
- Names of the months and the days of the week:
- май (May)
- четверг (Thursday)
- Words derived from proper names:
- сибирский (Siberian)
- российский (Russian)
- Words showing nationality:
- испанец (Spaniard)
- японец (Japanese person)
- англичанка (English lady)
- Titles and forms of address:
- господин (mister)
- профессор (professor)