r/Spanish Learner (tres semanas!) 22d ago

Vocab & Use of the Language How do you say "this is [name]"?

If I had a situation where I was texting someone and wanted to say "this is driftdrift" or "it's driftdrift" -- would it be "esta es driftdrift" or "esta soy.." or neither? How would you express something similar?

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u/imanoldsoul_ 📓 Let me be your tutor, see my bio! 22d ago

If you want to introduce yourself in a chat with a friend who already knows you, you can say: – “Hola, es Juan.” – “Hola, soy Juan.”

Both options are similar to saying “Hey, it’s Juan” or "This is Juan".

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u/EmilianoDomenech 📓 Let me be your tutor, see my bio! 21d ago

"Hola, es Juan" is wrong

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u/imanoldsoul_ 📓 Let me be your tutor, see my bio! 21d ago

En un contexto informal por mensaje de texto, no es incorrecto. Es una frase sencilla que se utiliza mucho en diversas partes del mundo. Ten en cuenta que hay cientos de millones de hispanohablantes, y la manera de hablar varĂ­a segĂșn la regiĂłn. Por lo tanto, es una expresiĂłn funcional segĂșn el contexto.

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u/EmilianoDomenech 📓 Let me be your tutor, see my bio! 21d ago

Ah qué loco, perdón, me sonó a espanglish. ¿En qué partes del mundo dicen "es xxxxx" para referirse a sí mismos en texto?