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What r/Spanish is talking about this week

r/Spanish has 462,112 members and 15 posts in the last 24 hours, with about 4.2 comments an hour right now. From the Redlisten index, refreshed daily.

462,112members
15posts in the last 24 hours, newest 6 h ago
4.2comments an hour right now, newest 15 h ago
285points on the top thread this week

Words coming up in r/Spanish this week

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Top threads this week

  1. What does "chica" mean in this context?

    My son's dual immersion Spanish homework. I'm very early in my own Spanish learning journey. What does "La hoja esta chica" mean here? I can't find references in my own textbook of chica as...

    285 points218 comments6 d ago
  2. Let’s talk about llamas.

    Llama: llama (cool, that one is easy). But then we have: Llama: calls. Llama: flame. Make it make sense.

    187 points40 comments2 d ago
  3. Is there a neutral, formal word for "parent" in Spanish besides "padre/madre"?

    Was curious to see if an equivalent of the word "parent" existed in Spanish besides saying "padre" and "madre.

    133 points135 comments5 d ago
  4. Is “que quieres” rude?

    Someone said Que quieres to me and as someone who doesn’t speak Spanish I’m unsure of how to take it/its tone. If someone says que quieres to you or you are saying it, is it taken in a rude way or...

    119 points155 comments3 d ago
  5. What's something that sounds rude in Spanish when translated to English but isn't actually rude?

    Something I noticed when learning spanish is that there's certain things that just don't translate properly.They sound fine to a native but to a person learning may sound rude but there's no harm...

    93 points184 comments2 d ago
  6. I’d been called “mijo” my whole life before I found out it’s “mi hijo”.

    My mom and dad have called me “mijo” for as long as I can remember, and I only found out it’s “mi hijo” squashed together when I started relearning Spanish, and discovered fast that Spanish is...

    83 points48 comments3 d ago
  7. My grandpa is from Puerto Rico and he doesn't pronounce the "s" in a lot of words. Is this a common thing, or just a grandpa thing? Lol

    I'm learning Spanish and am very new to it. I know how to pronounce things very well because of being around a lot of Puerto Ricans in my area and my grandpa of course. But one thing I noticed is...

    70 points115 comments6 d ago
  8. What is some Mexican slang that isn't out of date?

    Okay, I am learning Spanish and the community I surround myself with is mostly Mexican. Does anyone know some Mexican slang that isn’t out of date? I feel like people are always using words that I...

    62 points45 comments6 d ago
  9. Does Spanish Have Specific Names for Juvenile Pranks Such as Wet Willie’s, Noogies and Purple Nurples?

    Recently, because I was writing to improve my Spanish it dawned on me that I’m completely unaware of the names of classic schoolyard pranks in Spanish. The internet told me that wedgies are known...

    55 points49 comments3 d ago
  10. Missing pronoun?

    Hello, all! I have been seeing more and more of this Duolingo. I had understood that a sentence like this must begin with an object pronoun such that this sentence should begin with Les. I had...

    51 points98 comments4 d ago

Newest posts

  1. Do the Spanish verbs recopilar and copilar have different usages or nuances of meaning? I was curious about this after learning that one definition of recompilación is an anthology of collected works, as in books for example.
    1 points6 comments6 h ago
  2. Hello! Friends I have a quick question, what does "oso" mean when attached to a name
    1 points40 comments7 h ago
  3. Meaning of Ese Guille (Chile)
    1 points0 comments7 h ago
  4. Does the 'R' sound in Paraguayan spanish sometimes sound like and English 'R'?
    1 points0 comments7 h ago
  5. [d] como alófono de /ɾ/
    1 points0 comments7 h ago
  6. I’ve been fortunate enough to be able to speak rough Spanish but cannot read or write
    1 points6 comments10 h ago
  7. Looking for Print Spanish Magazines in USA
    1 points0 comments10 h ago
  8. Confused about two translations for the same set of instructions
    1 points11 comments10 h ago
  9. How to say complex, large numbers
    1 points0 comments11 h ago
  10. Spanish convo practice?
    1 points0 comments11 h ago
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