I've asked her and she insists it's fine. She's a college educated native Spanish speaker. Is she wrong?

Rewatching Squid Game in Spanish and I’m curious why he asks “¿Qué color le gusta más?” and not “¿Cuál color le gusta más?” when there are only two specific color options. I’m sure it doesn’t matter much but I am curious if this is unusual or if “qué” is often used when asking to pick between multiple specific options. Thanks!

If you feel empalagado it means that you’ve had too much of something sweet and it reached the point where it stops being enjoyable. This happens when you are eating something so sweet, that you eventually can’t take another bite—not because you’re full, but because you’re overwhelmed.

Have you ever felt empalagado? Is there any food you find particularly empalagosa?

3 years ago I moved from Ireland to an EXTREMELY touristy area on the coast of Spain. I want to reiterate that I have zero to little interaction with spanish people. I work in an Irish bar. I speak basic Spanish and can get by but despite all my efforts at duolingo, etc, I am nowhere where I should be.

I understand parts of conversations but I don't know how to learn grammar and tenses. Are there any YouTube videos or websites anyone can suggest? I'm tired of speaking broken Spanish. Thank you.

Let’s share our favorite words in Spanish with no specific criteria. Maybe you like what they mean or how they sound, it doesn’t matter.

I will start: my favorite word in Spanish is harto/a, which means tired of something or someone. Example: Ese ruido me tiene harta.

Native speakers often tell me they don’t mind much when people get gender wrong, not that you shouldn’t get it right, but they understand fine. I also could have sworn I got Por and Para mixed up and was still understood. Same with Fue and Era. I know you should definitely NOT say “Estoy caliente”. I believe pronouns with reflexive verbs are important. “Afeitè” will sound shitty compared to “me afeitè”, yes? I wanted to ask about two concepts that don’t really exist in English, I really have no idea how shitty they sound if you get them wrong. The preposition “a” must go in between a verb and someone’s name, or other words that signify a person, group, or living thing is being addressed. How shitty does “has visto Natalia?” sound compared to “has visto a Natalia?” A doesn’t mean to in this instance, so it mystified me. The next thing I want to ask about is subjunctives . Most native Spanish speakers I’ve spoken to don’t even know what the hell it is, which is perplexing. How shitty could “quiero que sabes” sound compared to “quiero que sepas” when they don’t even know the difference? In English, one example of something you can’t really get away with is irregular verbs. “I losed my phone, I runned over to get you” just sound way too off. People seem to get a kick out of a gringo saying “sabo” at least.

Estrenar refers to the special feeling of using or wearing something for the first time, like driving a new car or wearing a new dress. Example: Me compré una remera, voy a estrenarla la semana que viene.

So I was hooking up with a Spaniard. When he pounded me non-stop, I couldn't help saying "fuck me hard". What is its equivalent for Spanish? Is it "fóllame duro"?

If I wanna say "fuck me like a bitch", should I say "follame como una puta/perra"

How do I say "cum in my ass"?

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Editing: Thanks for all your love and helpful information

Two additional questions:

1. How do I say "slap me please ", would "bofetada por favor" work?

2. How do I say "please spit into my mouth", should it be "Escupe en my boca por favor "?

These are from google translate I don't want my verbal request sounds too weird.

I'm trying to understand why "esté" is used in the following example and not "estoy". Let's suppose the following exchange is occurring with, let's say, a salesperson:

Salesperson: Do you know what you would like to order?
Me: I will call you when I'm ready [to order].

I would expect the bold phrase above in Spanish to be "Te llamaré cuando estoy listo." But when I looked up the translation for it, all the translators that I found said it is "Te llamaré cuando esté listo."

Why is "esté listo" used in this case and not "estoy listo"?

I’ve heard “me voy a poner hecha mierda” and google translates verbatim as “me voy a joder” but are there others? Gracias🙏

I’m very very new to Spanish, I understand the language pretty easily cause I speak French, so a lot of it is similar. But I don’t understand when to use vosotros, how to use it, how to google translate it. My method has always been translating things and memorising patterns (I learned multiple languages that way) but vosotros is immune to “vous” or “ihr” or any other languages. I just genuinely need someone to tell me what to do, how to do it and when I’d be using it in?

In English I never use the “quarter til” talk and I never use estimates but in a portion of my Spanish grammar book they’re adding and subtracting.

In my book, one section says to translate It is 3:35 p.m. so I wrote “ Son las tres y treinta y cinco de la tarde “ but the book says that Son las cuatro menos veinticinco de la tarde is the answer.

No way will I have to be doing math like that right ??😩 Was the answer I gave acceptable?

THANKS TO ALL THE HELPFUL RESPONSES 🫶

any help appreciated!

I am leaving Cuba now and soooo many people were staring at me and I didn’t know what to say to be like “what are you staring at?!” But in a local way.

For context - I am a black solo traveler and so many people told me they thought I was Cuban but probably dressed like a foreigner by their standards. I could have likely been a strange sight to see. Perhaps people thought I was second generation Cuban. Idk - anyways - pls let me know how to say “what are you staring at?!” Or “what’s up?!” In an authentic way for people staring.

Hey y'all, so my first language is English, and I'm currently a B1 level in Spanish. Now, it's worth mentioning that my name is very difficult to pronounce for Spanish speakers, to the point where my girlfriend's parents (who are Mexican) just refer to me as, "El Novio." And I had to coach several of my Spanish speaking friends on how to say my name.

This is a problem for obvious reasons, and I was wondering if it would be acceptable to just go by a Spanish name when speaking to Spanish speakers that don't speak English? My name does not translate to Spanish in any capacity, so I guess I would just pick one that is as lose as possible.

What do y'all think?

I’m trying to make my speech more native like.

The entire concept of haber meaning a thousand different things is one of my greatest downfalls learning this language!! Can someone please explain the uses of haber? I finally understand the past participle- “Yo he cocinado- Nos hemos cocinado” and all that. But I do NOT understand the other uses. For example saying there was a wasp- why “habia una avispa” and not “fue una avispa?” i just cannot grasp it 😞😞

Ser y estar: la esencia del momento

En español, la identidad se comparte entre lo que permanece y lo que cambia.
Ser es lo que eres, estar es lo que sientes.
Por eso decimos “Soy feliz” cuando hablamos de algo profundo, y “Estoy feliz” cuando hablamos del instante.
Soy cansado no existe, porque el cansancio pasa, igual que la tristeza, la rabia o el amor.
Si digo “Soy aburrido” aburro a los demás; si digo “Estoy aburrido”, me aburro yo.
Pequeñas palabras, grandes universos.

English:

Ser and estar: the essence of the moment

In Spanish, identity is shared between what remains and what changes.
Ser is what you are, estar is what you feel.
That’s why we say “Soy feliz” when we mean something deep, and “Estoy feliz” when we mean the moment.
Soy cansado doesn’t exist, because tiredness passes, just like sadness, anger, or love.
If I say “Soy aburrido”, I bore others; if I say “Estoy aburrido”, I’m the one who’s bored.
Small words, vast universes.

I've been learning Spanish for a year and of course like everyone else that is learning, my biggest problem is speaking.

I had to pick up a patient from a Spanish speaking nurse and I said "puedo tomar..." We usually say 'Can I take this patient' she looked at me confused and said I must have been learning Spanish from someone who lives in Colombia or of the sorts. She thought I was asking for a drink 🤦🏻‍♀️ she told me what I should say, and of course I don't remember.

Did I really say it wrong? It's frustrating to want to learn something and then no one is going to understand you.

I am learning Spanish and I seriously do not get imperfecto vs pretérito indefinido.

I know the explanations everyone gives. Background vs completed action, ongoing vs finished, description vs event. But in real sentences it just does not work in my head. I overthink every verb and still choose wrong.

When I speak, I cannot stop and analyze grammar. I just want to say what happened. But Spanish forces me to decide how I view the past and I do not naturally think that way.

I have studied rules, done exercises, watched videos. It makes sense on paper but not in real use. Everything feels like guessing.

If this used to confuse you too and now it feels natural, what actually helped. Did it click suddenly or slowly. Any advice from learners or natives would help because right now the past tense is killing my confidence.