Using so in spanish

Question

When to use asi and tan?

I have been learning spanish for the last few months and I still dont get it either... :( - JoelMatthew, Aug 23, 2010

Answer 1

The two so words that are used mostly in normal conversation, if I get your meaning here, are "así que" and "tan". Así by itself means "like this, like that".

Soy tan guapo, así que vota por mí. I am so handsome so vote for me.

Answer 2

If someone asks "how do you do it" and you say "like so", that would loosely mean "like this" or "como así"

If you say "something is so ugly", that is a different "so" than "like so". In this case it works like an augmentative, which is what "tan" does, in this case "algo es tan fea".