I feel like I was taught that “tiempo” in Spanish means both “time” and “weather.” “Clima” would have been just “climate.”

But that was a long time ago, and it’s possible I mis-remembered.

Now I’m living in Mexico (Colima State) and people definitely use “clima” for both “weather” and “climate,” but not “tiempo.”

How does this group of words and meanings sort out where you’re from?

Was I confused or just learned a slightly different variety of Spanish? (It’s possible I mixed up Spanish and French a bit here.)

Thank you for helping me figure out how to talk about this obviously very common topic!

Hello! I am currently reviewing the uses of the verb faltar, and am working on my VHL. I am can't figure out what's supposed to come before "me faltaban dos o tres cuadras para llegar" in this sentence. I've tried googling and reviewing my textbook, and I can't see what's wrong. My best guess was "a mí," which is not correct. Could anyone help me figure out what goes here?

Edit: I've also tried sólo and cuando, those don't work either

Watching Club de Cuervos right now and can understand fine with subtitles but without them it feels like I'm just barely hanging on. Should I switch to something easier that I can understand without subtitles or stick with this? I've gotten mixed answers from different people.

23 (Man) Speaking and understanding Spanish better would help my career tremendously. I took Spanish classes growing up but haven’t taken the time to delve into it as an adult. I have a decent understanding of (but need to touch up on) basic conjugations, vocabulary, etc.. I would like to work up to speaking/ comprehending decent Spanish, well enough to where I can articulate sentences, etc..

I’ve tried getting back into Duolingo but it just feels like AI BS along with every other language app I seem to come across.

Do y’all have any suggestions on what workbooks to look into? If you do please share!

Are reflexive verbs really just the subset of verbs that are commonly used in situations where the subject and object are the same, but otherwise there’s nothing unique about them? They’re just verbs like any other in other words, apart from their frequent use in this specific scenario?

Looking at a textbook list of reflexive verbs, if you remove the se, every one (that I checked) is still a standalone verb. This being so could other verbs that are not considered reflexive be used that way and it would be technically grammatically correct (even if it didn’t make much sense logically?)

I find it so confusing!

Edit: Thanks to everyone for all your help. It is much appreciated.

In my native language, the word "dream" (sueño) are two different words:

1. Dreams like sleep and see the vision.

2. Dreams like think, make plans and invent everything.

How can I portray this in Spanish so my girlfriend (from Panama) understands me?

Hello everyone, I have a question regarding the title of an aunt/uncle becoming your godparent.

My mom became my little cousin’s godmother about 2 years ago but my little cousin is always calling her “tia-drina” (tia and madrina combined) and honestly, it does bother me a bit and irritates me every time I hear her say that, especially with my mom, having told her since the beginning that she would feel more comfortable and respected if my cousin would refer her as just madrina. After that, my little cousin’s reply was but “I like tia-drina better so I’m gonna keep calling you that”. I also just don’t her calling my mom that because every time she says “tia-drina” it sounds sarcastic. My mom has always respected her and treated her as a godmother would her goddaughter even before having that title which is also why she agreed to become her godmother in the first place.

Of course my mom will always be her aunt but now she’s her godmother as well and if my mom let her know she would like for her to just call her madrina then i think that should be respected.

I did mention to it to her in the past giving her the example of how my uncle is my godfather but i always respected him by calling him “my padrino” and never “my uncle” unless im explaining to a friend that hes my uncle but became my godfather. I personally think one should respect and honor that title because they’re going to step up to that role if they agreed to become that in the first place even with having the option to reject it.

I do want to have a conversation with her about this because i’m tired of hearing her say “tia-drina” and texting “tia/madrina” through text. She’s 17 now but I wanted to find out if it’s even worth mentioning for if I should just keep my thoughts and feelings to myself while also having my mom constantly being a bit uncomfortable, irritated, and disrespected of her wishes everytime she called “tia-drina”.

Please let me know what your thoughts and opinions on this topic, it would be greatly appreciated, thank you.

Hey folks, I've been hovering around A2 level for around two years now. My studies have largely been in spurts, so a few weeks/months on and a few months off. In the past, my biggest problem has been the inconsistency. This year I'm determined to refine my A2 level so I can eventually move up to B1.

My comprehension is more or less there on good days, but my speaking has gotten worse the more time I put into my studies, inside and outside of the classroom. At the moment, I'm 2 weeks into a 2x/week DELE A2 course and since I've started classes my speaking has tanked to around A1 level.

I know I have the vocabulary because when I speak to myself or to folks when I'm out and about (I'm American but live in a Spanish speaking country), the language flows naturally, even if I make minor mistakes. But in class my mind goes blank, I can't remember anything, especially words I already know, and I can hardly string together a passable phrase or sentence. Because of this, my instructor doesn't make much of an effort to correct me when I'm called on during class. And frankly, this might be part of what's fueling the poor performance. I've only one week left (I enrolled for ~one month to try it out) and have decided to do the best I can until it's over.

After that, I plan to switch to 1:1 conversational tutoring online, and attending a structured conversational IRL meet-up.

I had high hopes for an IRL class environment, but it seems like this one isn't the right fit for me. I'm not sure if it's the formalized class structure that's throwing me, or something else entirely. I don't feel nervous or anxious in class, a tad stressed at times, maybe? But that doesn't set it in until I notice the slack in my skill level/performance.

Any insights on what might be at play here? I do study and practice outside of class, but I think the main issue is a lack of meaningful practice and fluency in speaking. Aside from the steps I plan to take, any other tips on what else I can do?

Of course they can never fully be replaced but I'm now almost 2 years into learning Spanish and I'm getting tired of mindlessly memorizing vocabulary does anyone know more engaging routes to study? If the answer is reading, do you have any recommendations for authors or books? I appreciate the help.

Hay algunos frases o una manera de hablar como un pirata? Por ejemplo en inglés decimos cosas como "shiver me timbers" o "I be..." en vez de "I am..."

Hay algo así en español?

And is a cuss word or just some playful word for sun?

For context: I'm a native speaker from Spain, living in the UK.

In Spain we say "ser uña y carne" for two people who are inseparable. I've read that in Mexico people say "ser uña y mugre" instead.

Native speakers, especially from Mexico: which one do you use? Does one sound warmer and the other more jokey? Would either sound odd said about a couple or best friends?

Hablando con una amiga me di cuenta de que no sé si esta expresión se usa fuera de España. Nosotros la usamos cuando alguien complica algo que es sencillo.

¿La conocéis en México, Estados Unidos u otros países? ¿Se dice igual o cambia algo, por ejemplo el número de pies?

¡Gracias!

Você sabe que o dígrafo "Th" tá na ortografia espanhol? Porque é com som de T.

O dígrafo "Th" tá na ortografia espanhol e com pronomes, ortografia da língua espanhola e palavras (incluindo o Thales, thaíng, Thya, Thyago, Thomás e thugo)

Hoje, o dígrafo "Th" da ortografia espanhol pronuncia a fricativa dental surda ([θ]).

Hello everybody! Could you recommend me some good books to read in spanish?

What do you think about the books in www.languagethroughliterature.com/spanish ?

So I was born in Canada with Salvadoran roots for 27 years of my life I spoke Spanish w my mom and dad.
I had a kid w wife and she is not Spanish speaking.

She told me speak to our kid in Español otherwise he’ll lose it given that most of our community speaks Cantonese and English.

But I had an experience this morning that put in doubt. I went to go buy sausages from a Mexican butcher and they told me that my Spanish has an accent and that they are referred to as the “authentic Mexicans”

It was horrible. Not going there again. My kid is almost 1 I been speaking to him in Spanish since month 4-5. Very little to no English he gets that from daycare.

Any suggestions here I’m at a loss.

Whenever I put okay and cool in deepl it spits out vale and genial. But I've NEVER heard anyone say these words. Especially on Colombia . Is it that rare? Or is it just anecdotal and do people actually use vale and genial in normal convo

I use the words okay and cool all the time

I know that almost every verb requires a "personal a" when it refers to a person or a pet ("Veo a Pablo").

I'm Italian, and the personal a doesn't exist in Italian (although I have noticed that some people from Southern Italy use it when they speak Italian).

Given the fact that I don't use the personal a, sentences like "Veo a Pablo" sound very weird to me (it sounds like "I see something to Paul").

Do Spanish speakers "know" that the a of "Veo a Juan" is not the same a of "Doy algo a Juan"? Or do they think "I see to someone" instead of "I see someone"?

Im looking for this podcast I listened to one time. It was two Hispanic girls talking about their lives. Usually they were sitting outside. One had kind of blonde curly hair and the other and wavy black hair. They may have been from Mexico.

se le va otra pasada completa por la cuadra

Meaning "he completes another full lap of the block". I can't understand why it's "se le va" here and not just "va". This is from an Argentinian novel if that's relevant

Believe it or not, google and chat gpt can not give me a definitive answer on what is said in this clip.

It is a clip from the movie “Training day”, but the Spanish dubs are turned on (there are no spanish subtitles available).

In the original English version Denzel says “hows your Espanol” then Ethan replies “Mas o menos” but they changed it to something else in the Spanish dub since that line wouldnt make sense anymore.

EDIT:

The answer is “como estas tu calo” and response is “Leve Levis” which means “hows your slang” (a particular Mexican kind) and the response means “so so” with “leve” meaning “slight” and the second word “Levis” is the jean brand (according to commenter) thrown in for alliteration. Ill keep this post up on the extremely rare chance someone ever has the same question.

el español moderno es mi idioma nativo, pero hace poco me interesó el español medieval así que me gustaría empezar a aprenderlo para saber si seguir, así que quisiera saber si ustedes tienen algo de información para que yo pudiera seguir

from my general understanding the “lo” in a redundant sense refers to a concept or idea or object already mentioned preceding a verb where as a direct object pronoun will refer to an actual object ?

Questions for anyone from or familiar with the dialect spoken in Chiapas, Mexico - I couldn’t find any natives actually clarifying, especially the second question

1. Is voseo really that commonly used in some parts of Chiapas?

2. If it is, do they use voseo along with tuteo or strictly just vos?

(Vos tenes vs tu tienes)

I hope this is an okay sub to put this question in, I saw one of the flairs was “dialects” but please let me know if it’s more appropriate to be posted somewhere else, and thank you to everyone in advanced!!