"los chicos" o "los niños"?
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What is the difference between "chicos" and "niños"?
Is it a matter of preference? Or, are there certain situations where you would use one instead of the other?
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updated Oct 9, 2011
posted by Gillygaloo
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My husband's Spanish teacher would playfully call the class members 'chicos' even though they were all 30 and over, but never used 'niños' in the same way.
I think there is a lot of leeway with chicos and chicas.
updated Oct 10, 2011
posted by katydew
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This is how I use the terms, in general:
Niños = 2 years to 7-8 years
Chicos = 9 years to 18 years
updated Oct 9, 2011
posted by --Mariana--
That is pretty helpful! - katydew, Oct 9, 2011
hmm that IS helpful! - Gillygaloo, Oct 9, 2011
