r/Spanish • u/DryEfficiency7617 • 19h ago

Vocab & Use of Spanish [GIVE CONTEXT] Do you know what ‘toto’ means in Spanish? 🚽 😂

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I’m from Spain but live in the US, and I’ve just discovered that my toilet is literally called TOTO 😭😂

Apparently, it’s a fancy Japanese brand that’s been around for over 100 years.

So basically, I’ve been sitting on a luxury Japanese toto this whole time without knowing it 😂

I feel like any Spaniard would find this hilarious!

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r/Spanish • u/EmergencyReal6399 • 23h ago

Vocab & Use of Spanish [GIVE CONTEXT] La manita or el manito?

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I follow a Colombian tik toker and he refers to his baby hands as LA manito , it sounds strange for me since El pie = el piecito . La Mano = la manita , but is correct to say La manito?

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r/Spanish • u/Legitimate_Car_2987 • 20h ago

Grammar Mi español post de mi clase!

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Yo recuerdo mi última presentación con el coro. Tuve un solo, y además era un solo importante. Me salió bastante bien, pero fue una experiencia agridulce porque, tres días después, me gradué de la preparatoria. ¿Alguien más ha vivido un momento agridulce como este?

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r/Spanish • u/Low_Wishbone_3265 • 8h ago

Other/I'm not sure Las vocales (Arte por mí)

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¡Pasarlo bien!

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r/Spanish • u/Eastern-Let-6975 • 34m ago

Resources & Media ¿Cómo puedo ver Wentworth en español?

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Por mucho que intente encontrarlo, no puedo, vivo en Inglaterra y he usado VPN tmb

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r/Spanish • u/AutoModerator • 18h ago

Resources & Media Weekly Self-Promotion Mega Thread

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r/Spanish • u/RedDeath208 • 4h ago

Study & Teaching Advice Subjects for conversation with a teacher

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What do y'all talk about with your teachers? Just what you did during the week? Do you tell them "Pretend you're a waiter and I need to order breakfast"? Do you try to come up with interesting philosophical discussion to have? I'm finding myself dreading class day because I don't want to bore the guy to death but I don't know enough vocabulary to talk about anything fun. Let me know what you do!

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r/Spanish • u/Deerfishguy • 2h ago

Resources & Media Recommended books to read in Spanish?

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I just got accepted to study abroad in Argentina next fall so I want to brush up on my Spanish for the next year before I go. I’m currently reading The Giver/El Dador in Spanish and it’s of a pretty good difficulty for me where it’s challenging but still comprehensible. What other books would you guys recommend?

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