gratuito vs. gratis?
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please explain to me the usage difference between these two words. Thank you. 
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updated Sep 25, 2010
posted by ujustu4u
Se podria definir como sinonimos, sin embargo la palabra gratuito se utiliza mas en anuncio publicitarios mientras que gratis es mas bien una palabra directa algo mas colequial o cumen del hablar de la gente. Espero explicarme bien y que me entiendas. - oscaralejandro, Sep 25, 2010
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Gratuito can mean gratis - free, costing nothing. But gratuito can also mean gratuitous, unfair, uncalled for. I hear gratis to mean free. I can't remember hearing gratuito spoken to mean free.
updated Sep 25, 2010
posted by KevinB
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You can say: La clases son gratuitas. (Classes are free.) Also: Todos los servicios son gratuitos.(All services are free).
I used p;ural in both sentences and both mean free. 
updated Dec 27, 2010
posted by Av41500803
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Isn't it easier to just check the dictionary? (the monolingual one, of course)
Both mean free of charge or free of interest, but gratuito also means gratuitous (what a surprise!)
updated Sep 25, 2010
posted by lazarus1907
