Andar vs. Caminar

Question

¿Porqué hay dos verbos con significados iguales? ¿Cuál es la diferencia, ¿Qué es tu consejo para usarlos?

Espero por la mejor respuesta.

"Espero la mejor respuesta" -Never, ever, "más mejor". - Gekkosan, Feb 22, 2011

Thanks, Gekko. Did I mean lo mejor? - Sabor, Feb 22, 2011

I think you meant "la mejor respuesta". "Más mejor" is simply and plainly incorrect. - Gekkosan, Feb 22, 2011

Thanks for your encouragement :) - Sabor, Feb 22, 2011

Answer 1

I know you're expecting some devastating answer from me, but I'll have to disappoint you today. If you do a quick search in the answers section, you'll find that this is one of those "recurring questions" that we get every so often.

I believe that the answers given in this thread and this thread are quite informative, and there are a good few more to be found if you search for "andar caminar".

A picture is worth a thousand word. Good photos! Hope you may find more and post them here. - joygogo, Sep 24, 2013

Answer 2

Andar has a lot more meanings than caminar; many are listed in the dictionary.

But not all? - Sabor, Feb 22, 2011

I am sure that there are set phrases using andar that are not in the dictionary. - lorenzo9, Feb 22, 2011

Thanks Lorenzo9 - Sabor, Feb 22, 2011

Answer 3

Thanks for your research, Gekkosan. Although I put on my best thinking cap to read the posts in the threads you referred to, there seems to be no definitive answer, only additional contenders for synonyms;pasear, marchar, marcharse and ir. It's easy to see why the question is recurring. Spanish is seeming more like English all the time. Word a is synonymous with word b except when it means a dozen other things, and oh, yes, words c, d, e, and f are sometimes synonymous. Have fun!

Hey well, if you can feel that, that "Spanish is seeming more like English all the time", I believe it means you're starting to feel much more comfortable with the language,and a lot of what's common is beginning to click in. I think that's very good! - Gekkosan, Feb 22, 2011

If you have read all the answers, and can't find a satisfactory one, then you probably have some nagging question that has not been satisfactorily addressed. If you are able to define that question precisely, I'll do my best to help you answer it. - Gekkosan, Feb 22, 2011