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Pues Vs. Bueno en conversación and regular use

Pues Vs. Bueno en conversación and regular use

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Pues vs Bueno en conversación? Well, pero Pues y Bueno are used as well, or okay, but what makes them different in basic conversation, I hear Pues, all the time but also Bueno for the same words, so if someone could help me figure out this difference in use it would be much appreciated

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updated Jul 5, 2014
posted by aztecsoul

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You can use both in a conversation ("pues" or "bueno") but "pues" is more like "so..." and "bueno" stand for "well"

updated Jul 4, 2014
posted by Lestat1977
And don't forget Entonces! - rabbitwho, Mar 19, 2011
Gracias! Much appreciated! - aztecsoul, Mar 19, 2011
Tienes razón. - GexThunderstrom, Jul 3, 2014
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These are both discourse markers that are used to fill conversational 'space' as the speaker decides on what to say next. Also popular, 'este.....' Which one to use is dependant totally on the speaker. Hope this helps smile

updated Jul 4, 2014
posted by AngelinaG
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In my website you can find a specific post about 8 different uses of "PUES". It's the February,6 post. I copy here part of the post. Hope this can help!

  1. Suggestion, reaction to what has already been said: A. Tengo frío. B. Pues ponte un abrigo.

  2. Irony, indiference. A. El amigo de mi hermana tiene una casa nueva. B. Pues muy bien.

  3. Agreement / disagreement. A. ¿Vamos mañana al cine?
    B. Pues bueno / pues vale / pues sale (México) /pues no, tengo una reunión. A. Esta pelicula es muy aburrida. B. Pues sí, es un rollo.

  4. Doubt. A. ¿Cuántas invitaciones has enviado ya? B. Pues...no sé, creo que ochenta.

  5. To express that you are upset (¿pues no...?) ¿Pues no dice que nunca llega tarde?

    1. Disappointment or suprise. A. ¿Sabes? Ayer conseguí trabajo! B. ¡Ah! ¡Pues qué bien, ¿no? Llevabas mucho tiempo buscándolo. A. ¿Sabes? Ayer me despidieron de la empresa. B. ¡Oh! ¡Pues qué pena! Te gustaba mucho ese trabajo.
  6. At the beginning of the sentence to support it. Pues como estaba diciendo, ayer salí a las 7 del trabajo. ¿Y cuándo ves a tu familia? Pues los fines de semana y en vacaciones.

  7. Motive or reason (= porque = dado que = ya que) Es mejor que contestes tú esa pregunta pues sabes más de fútbol que yo.

You can try to write a sentence with PUES and I can correct you wink

updated Jul 5, 2014
posted by SpanishSkypeorg
This is a great explanation! And if you didn´t always use your answers as adverts for your own website, I´m sure you would receive many more votes - 005faa61, Jul 4, 2014
Well, Julian I agree up to a point that it can be construed as advertising but SpanishSkype might also be wanting to show people where to look for more information about the topic/s :) - FELIZ77, Jul 4, 2014
Provided that people can freely use her website for learning about these topics without feeling obliged/pressured in any way to take up Spanish classes, then I can't see any harm in it - FELIZ77, Jul 4, 2014
After all, we frequently encounter adverts to join Fluencia here while using other features of this site - FELIZ77, Jul 4, 2014
Good answer. And there's no overt advertising at all in the post, question asked, answer given. Seems fine to me. - rodneyp, Jul 5, 2014
Thank you feliz77 and rodneyp! - SpanishSkypeorg, Jul 5, 2014
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Pos es incorrecto rodneyp, los niños lo usan pero no es correcto, y de hecho suele usarlo gente sin demasiada formación. Pos bueno, Pos güeno... No se debe usar

updated Jul 4, 2014
posted by miliu73
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I hear (and use) pues and bueno in various ways.

pues sí/no

nada pues, pues nada

Bueno, pues...

Pues bueno

Every once in a while I hear pos as well, which means the same thing.

updated Jul 3, 2014
edited by rodneyp
posted by rodneyp
Buenos ejemplos. - GexThunderstrom, Jul 3, 2014
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I found this article about pues It does mean something in deed in interaction.

updated Jul 3, 2014
posted by Zombe2014
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There are a number of words people say while they are thinking about what they are going to say. These words don't usually really mean anything.

updated Mar 19, 2011
posted by lorenzo9