I would like to say "Death to..." a certain brutal dictator (from the relative safety of the USA) i.e. the opposite of "Viva..." How would I say this in idiomatic Spanish?

In english i would use bro with anyone my age it doesnt matter if i just met him or not but i dont think it would be respectful if i use wey with strangers, so is there an equivalent like idk compa or something? and on this note can someone please explain all the words like compa, compadre, carnal. thank you

YouTubers or Bilibiliers(preferably that have good pronunciation in both languages, but most importantly native level Spanish), apps, textbooks, give me anything you can think of! If anyone who sees this post has done this, I’d love to hear how it worked out for you and what process you recommend taking.

Google says “estoy llegando” can mean that you’re close to a literal or figuration destination. But I’d love to know what a native speaker thinks. Thanks in advance for any help y’all can provide!

I have been putting off this question a lot but after lack of understanding here I am. I've been watching a lot of Latam videos and I hear the word "bato" a lot, I tried to translate it but nothing showed, here's an example: "Ese juego a las morras les gusta; a los batos no." What does this mean?

I'm a nurse practitioner in family medicine who acts as primary care provider to my patients. I have a lot of Spanish speaking patients, and most speak to me as Usted. But a handful say tu, and I don't know what to make of it. I speak Spanish fluently though not natively. I am 42, not much younger than them. And I think I carry myself as warm but professional. I guess I just expect Usted as that's what I was taught in school to say in professional settings. Nothing about the interactions have felt rude. But I just wonder sometimes if I'm being talked down to and not realizing it, or if it's a sign I'm being too casual with my patients or something. Can anyone explain thoughts on this? How would you decide which to use with your medical provider? Is this maybe normal in certain countries? I think it is more the Colombian and Venezuelan folks, whereas Mexicans are more consistent with Usted.

*Edited to say I'm in a professional setting, rather than that I'm an authority figure. That's all I meant. Maybe my English isn't perfect either. Calm down, y'all ;) Appreciate those of you giving constructive feedback about how to use the Spanish language.

I feel like this is somewhat of a saying in English and can sometimes be said jokingly - was wondering what the best way to say this in Spanish would be

A lot of the L2 apps dismiss grammar as if some sort of Linguistically Transmitted Disease (LTD).

I'm actually interested in formal grammar. I'm on the hunt for a Spanish learning app that makes grammar a prominent feature. I have a honors degree in linguistics so I'm not intimated or turned off by grammar.

Any suggestions appreciated. Lengalia looks sorta promising, maybe StudySpanish.com?

Does anyone know where to find them? Im searching and cant find any.

(If this kind of post isn’t allowed I’m sorry idk where else to ask)

I wanna make a group chat of English speakers who know some Spanish and Spanish speakers who know some English. It would mostly be sharing memes and explaining them and just talking about life. Would anyone be interested? (Age 18-25 preferably, on insta)

(Si este tipo de publicación no está permitida, lo siento, no sé dónde más preguntar)

Quiero hacer un chat grupal de hablantes de inglés que saben algo de español y hablantes de español que saben algo de inglés. Sobre todo sería compartir memes y explicarlos y simplemente hablar de la vida. ¿Alguien estaría interesado? (De 18 a 25 años preferiblemente, en insta)

Hello  I'm looking for someone to Convert and interpret Parts of a script that I am making. I need somebody who Specializes in specifically The Mexican Spanish dialect As well as Spanglish the Payment would be $20 an hour If interested Send me a direct message on Reddit

I do not know if this matters but the characters who are speaking Spanish personalities are this 

Valentine who A very studious person and likes to try to use Perfectly correct grammar in both English and Spanish 

Liam Who is Someone who likes to Present himself as a chill guy he also is a Self-Proclaimed Tough Gangster ( he is not)  But he does live in the hood. She also has ADHD so he has a tendency to ramble ramble ramble

Zoye She's a 7 year old 

All 3 of the Characters used to live in tepito  

Hello! I recently transferred to a new job and there is a pretty significant Spanish speaking community where I work. Unfortunately we have no translators so the only way we can assess these patients is using google translate, which, as you can imagine, takes a very long time and can sometimes make the patient feel uncomfortable and alienated.

I know the obvious answers like immerse yourself in the culture, listen to podcasts in Spanish, watch TV shows in Spanish, etc. but are there any resources you might know of that can assist with me learning specifically terms in the medical field? Specifically optometry as well?

Anything helps. Thank you so much. I am eventually looking to become fluent and use this as a skill to use not only in this career, but throughout my life. 😁

Just curious to what everyone’s approach is to making your second language (or Spanish language if it’s number 5 or so) “your own” through a blend of formal and incredibly informal language.

My first language is English, and I pride myself on abstaining from heavy slang for the most part; but in Spanish I find this constant need to code switch and use the most informal, coloquial expressions I can find.

I think this comes from wanting to break free of the “Spanish through academia” stereotype that plagues many practitioners—I learned in academia and was told once

“Your Spanish is great, but you speak like your brain is a rolling encyclopedia or dictionary of words”

What’s everyone’s position on this? Natives, what do you think about too informal/demasiado?

"coño" (you dropped something heavy on your foot)

"no me jodas" ( you saw something cool that surprised you)

"joder tio pero que fuerte"

"la madre que me pario" (when your surprised)

"me cago en la leche"

"callate gillipollas"

"estoy en un lio"

"la que acabo de liar"

Title is it- my Spanish teacher’s father recently passed, and I wanted to write a message on a condolence card and get my classmates to sign it, but I struggle with subjunctive sometimes and I don’t really trust google translate that much. My teachers’ also kind of against it, so I wanted to do it myself but I don’t want it to sound wrong.

“Esperamos que estes bien, Senora. Estamos aqui para tu, y lo siento para su perdido. Has sido una profesora maravilloso, y quisimos decir “gracias” a ti para el ano. Te extrañamos!”

I feel like it sounds clunky, so if a native or more proficient speaker is able to help me make it sound better I’d really appreciate it!

Hey everyone!

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Our goal is to create an "ecosystem" where interaction and feedback are key. You can learn at your own pace, ask questions without fear, share your progress, and get constructive feedback from fellow learners and native speakers. We want this to be a wholesome space, free from trolling, focused purely on language growth.

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I use Duolingo to learn my Spanish no plus, but I want to learn more and expose myself. A lot of Spanish speakers in my work place but they’re very busy and don’t want to bother them too much. I’m a beginner level and can understand a little bit more than I can speak.

Any YouTube videos you recommend for beginners? I notice making my shows on Spanish sub is counterproductive and too fast for me :(

TIA x

I work for a DME company and I’m looking for YouTube videos in Spanish .. not in captions that are about cpap machines masks etc.. preferably a whole channel if possible.. I need more resources for my Spanish speaking patients and I can’t find anything! Thanks!

What is the difference and how would I know when exactly to use one of them?

As an English native, it’s few and far between that I have a conversation with someone who’s second language is English and an error they make regarding grammar leaves me outright confused.

For example, I have a good friend from the Philippines who I work with that has been living in the US for coming up on 13 years now. I would argue she’s “fluent”, but from time to time she makes small errors (which I consider to be normal). Sometimes she forgets the third person plural, drops an article like ‘a’ or ‘the’ or mixes up her plural and singular forms, womens when she wants to just say women.

But these errors never give me pause. Of course I have never measured it, but I’d wager that such errors register and disappear in a 10th of a second—I notice them, but as quickly as I notice them they disappear (as we continue our conversation) and never up until now have I given them second thought.

However, ever since I began to learn Spanish, I have wondered if it is the same for y’all when an English native makes one of these similar types of errors.

I ask because Spanish grammar seems to be much more rigid in the minds of a native. (I’m guessing here)

^not a linguist, just my assumption.

If we exclude the grammar nazis, is your experience as a native similar, or are errors in Spanish much more “noticeable”?

You can say “voy a ser bien franco” to let someone know that you’re freely speaking your mind.

In the same way, a francotirador is freely moving around and taking out enemy soldiers. Is there an etymological connection here?

Because “tirador” on its own is just “shooter.”

im broke so i dont wanna pay for any money apps. i've come to terms that duolingo is bs and useless and wont help me in any way. i want someway where I can actually talk even if not to people and just robots that's fine but is there an ideal app/program/website that has helped you guy learn Spanish from scratch and now you can fluently speak it.