when to use lentamente vs. despacio
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Both lentamente and despacio can be translated as 'slowly'. When does one use lentamente vs. despacio or are they interchangeable?
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updated Jul 2, 2017
posted by btrfliz_r_free
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They are interchangeable, but sometimes is better use one. For exemple:
"recorro lentamente con la mirada la habitación"->The most mormal
"recorro despacio con la mirada la habitación"-> Sound very stranger.
Lentamente-> slowly
despacio->slowly and carefully
updated Jul 16, 2011
posted by kawalero
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Hacer lo lentamente is do it slowly. Despacio is more like when the cashier is in training and the line is getting long, La cajera está muy despacio
updated Aug 15, 2011
posted by albert-fabrik-
"La cajera está muy lenta" o " la cajera va muy despacio", la cjaera está muy despacio not have sense - kawalero, Aug 12, 2010
so is it better to say "mas lentamente" when asking someone to speak more slowly, or is "mas despacio", as I was taught, correct or just as good? - dave_scott, Jul 11, 2011
To speak more slowly, "mas lentamente (por favor)" is ok, but in this case "mas despacio (por favor)" is the answer most used - kawalero, Aug 15, 2011
