what is the difference between necesitas and te hace falta

Question

what is the difference between ¿Necesitas...? and ¿Te hace(n) falta...?

Answer 1

Like I said, I ususally hear necesito more often than me hace falta... If you telling someone what you need, I would go with necesito. At times, they can mean the same.

Tú me haces falta, Te necesito both translate to I need you.

But it can also mean there is no need or it´s not necessary. No le hace falta hablar, but here you have to say, no es necesario hablar.

So, in some cases, it´s the same, and in others, not so much.

So again, expressing your needs, use necesitar. It would sound quite odd to say, me hace falta comida, dinero, o algo así. You would just say, necesito comida o dinero.

And for me hace falta... I usually hear that expression in songs, or in poetic ways. Tú me haces falta, Me hace falta tu amor, Me hacen falta tus labios, No le hace falta tinte a tu cabello. asi luce bello, asi me enamoraste (from a song)...ect.

At least that is how I hear it. I live in Mexico, by the way.

Answer 2

No difference at all. If you're saying you yourself need something you would usually say "necesito", but either works in any situation.

Answer 3

No hay diferencia, los dos se refieren a lo mismo.

Answer 4

I don't think there is a difference. They both speak to a need, or a "falta." Others with more education will come soon and give what they think...but to me I don't see a difference.

I'm not a native Spanish speaker but I do know that people usually use "me hace falta" more than they use "necesito"... - strawberrytoot, Oct 17, 2009

Well not really... I usually hear necesito here, unless it´s something poetic or in a song... maybe just regional... - NikkiLR, Oct 17, 2009