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What is the difference between disculpe/disculpa and por favor ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between disculpe/disculpa and por favor ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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- Spanish (Mexico)
- Spanish (Spain) Near fluent
Disculpa/disculpe:
1. It can be used to get the attention in a kind way. Like "excuse me".
- Disculpe, ¿puede explicarme esto? ( Excuse, could you explain me this?)
2. Also can be an apology, to say sorry.
- Disculpa por decir eso (I'm sorry for saying that).
- Spanish (Mexico)
Frecuentemente usamos "Disculpe" para referirnos a un adulto,o alguna persona en general que hablemos de "usted ". Disculpa puede ser de alguna manera un poco menos formal,pero con la misma intención que la anterior. Y por favor es para pedir ayuda,lo contrario a todo lo anterior. Ejemplo: Disculpe, ¿Sabe donde está la tienda?.
Ejemplo 2: Amiga,disculpa por no llegar a tiempo. Ejemplo 3: Me podría ayudar por favor a encontrar esta dirección.
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- Spanish (Mexico)
- Spanish (Spain) Near fluent
Por favor:
It's "please".
1. Tell me what it is, please.
( Por favor, dime qué es esto).
- Spanish (Mexico)
- Spanish (Spain) Near fluent
Difference between "disculpa" and "disculpe".
As I said, 'disculpa' is used to young people. And 'disculpe' it's used for olders.
- Spanish (Mexico)
por favor means please, disculpe/disculpa means sorry or excuse me:
·buenas tardes, disculpe, me podría indicar como llegar a la calle 5 de mayo por favor
·hola, disculpa, ¿sabes como puedo llegar a la calle 5 de mayo?.
Disculpe es más formal, lo usas cuando te diriges a un adulto mayor por ejemplo, disculpa es informal. algo asi como el hi/hello inglés.
- Spanish (Mexico)
We use 'Disculpe' (excuse me) when we want to be polite and We use 'Disculpa' (excuse me: both mean the same)when We are with people We know or in a casual way.
And 'Por favor' means please. you can use both at the same time, for example: 'Disculpa, Me das la hora por favor?' = excuse me, what time is it please?
- Spanish (Mexico)
Disculpe and disculpa mean "Excuse me", but disculpe is used with the pronoun "usted".
I.E.: Disculpa, ¿puedes/podés decirme cómo funciona el metro?
Disculpe, ¿puede (usted) decirme cómo funciona el metro?
But, disculpa, it also can be use as a noun: Te debo una disculpa= I owe you an apology.
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