When is sobre used intead of acerca de, and what is the difference between the two words?
2007-03-20 11:44:54 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
It's the same thing,
Platiqueme sobre usted and
Platiqueme acerca de usted mean the same thing
"tell me about yourself"
2007-03-20 11:55:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually you can interchange both words, like when you speak "of" or "about".
Hablamos sobre la comida, hablamos acerca de la comida. (We spoke about/of the food)(notice sobre does not need a "de"). I would use "sobre" for a more formal language, like in an essay or a speech.
But "sobre" is also used for "above", hablamos sobre la comida could also mean you were speaking above (or on top of) the food. Of course, this is silly, so it is not confusing.
Also "sobre" means envelope. So "mete la carta en el sobre"; you put a letter in the envelope.
Hope that helps!!
2007-03-20 13:28:20 · answer #2 · answered by Oh_cielos 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hey Randall,
They are synonyms and they can be used interchangeably.
As a matter of fact, the El Diccionario de la Real Academia Española confirms it.
http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/SrvltConsulta?TIPO_BUS=3&LEMA=sobre
2007-03-20 11:55:34 · answer #3 · answered by اري 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sobre means over or about. As in: Repasamos sobre el subjunctivo. "We review over the subjunctive".
Acerca de means close to or near. As in: Yo vivo acerca de la escuela. "I live close to the school."
2007-03-20 11:50:27 · answer #4 · answered by sdv2390 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Both mean the same. You can use either one or the other.
2007-03-20 11:59:30 · answer #5 · answered by Martha P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋