"About." Word Usage Help, Por Favor!
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I am looking to say things such as, "I am excited about speaking Spanish." "We heard about the accident."
I know that "sobre" and "acerca" mean "about" in terms of topic, but does it also fit these uses?
Gracias por ayudarme!
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updated Mar 27, 2011
posted by Sara-Beth
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It seems to me that sobre and acerca are not used for "about" as much as one thinks. Rather, use "de". Some take "de", others take "sobre". I'm not fluent but if I have doubt I go with "de", it seems to be used much more often than those.
I am excited about speaking spanish. Estoy animado de hablar español.
We heard about the accident. Oímos sobre el accidente.
updated Mar 27, 2011
posted by castnerinho
Thank you! Should have thought of that myself ;) - Sara-Beth, Mar 27, 2011
I disagree. I think "Estoy animado de hablar español" sounds weird - at least on my side of the world. I'd say: "Estoy entusiasmado de hablar español"; "Me entusiasma hablar español", "me ilusiona que voy a hablar español": - Gekkosan, Mar 27, 2011
