Or does she become Senora even if she never marries?
2006-08-23 08:51:43 · 9 answers · asked by kat 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Absolutely. A señorita is an unmarried woman of any age.
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2006-08-23 13:06:04 · answer #1 · answered by H 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Whew. Tough question.
My understanding is that there is a point where people start calling a woman "Señora" just because they are guessing that she is married from her age. It seems to me that this would be somewhere around age 40 or so, but don't quote me on that. It probably also depends on how well you know the woman or not. Actually, I remember talking about my friend in Mexico City about this very issue (she's a single woman in her 30s) and she told me that some people say "seño" to avoid this issue: "para no entrar en detalles" were her exact words.
This strikes me as very similar to the feelings that native speakers of English have about how old a woman should be before she is called "ma'am". Some women are insulted by it if they are called ma'am when they are relatively young, while others don't have a problem with it. Perhaps some women in their 30s would like to be called "señorita" because it makes them feel young while others might not mind if you use "señora" because it seems more respectful.
If I were talking to a woman I had not met on the street and she was about 40 or so, I would definitely address her as "señora", whether or not I was aware of her marital status. If I knew her and worked with her in an office or something, and therefore knew she was single, "señorita" might be the way to go, depending on what she prefers. I would probably just listen carefully to what my officemates were saying and follow them.
2006-08-23 18:32:29 · answer #2 · answered by drshorty 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am not fluent in Spanish, but an unmarried woman is a senorita and a married woman is a senora. Age has nothing to do with it.
2006-08-23 09:27:08 · answer #3 · answered by sweetgurl13069 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
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2016-12-17 14:20:27 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not fluent in spanish but this is an easy one. Yes, she will be a senorita until she marries, then becoming senora.
2006-08-23 08:56:28 · answer #5 · answered by Gorgeoustxwoman2013 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I don't know in your country, but in mine, the difference between a senorita and a senora is not in the age, it is in something else
2006-08-23 09:06:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
An unmarried woman is a señorita and a married woman is a señora.
So an unmarried woman with childs is Señora too...because she lose his virnigity.
2006-08-23 13:30:41 · answer #7 · answered by ? 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps menopause is a gauge of the Senorita/Senora name.
2006-08-23 08:57:04 · answer #8 · answered by Chuck Dhue 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Si es correcto.
2006-08-23 09:19:29 · answer #9 · answered by MMS 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋