What's the difference between aquí and acá?

Question

What's the difference between aquí and acá?

Please view some other comments other than the one you accepted... - Jeremias, Nov 28, 2011

Answer 1

Acá seems more colloquial; i've never seen it written but often heard Mexicans saying it. And i had the (mere) impression they meant "RIGHT here", specifically.

Hmmm... I'd look that up. - Jeremias, Nov 28, 2011

Answer 2

And this is a goodie I especially like the highlighted quote about acá accepting certain grades of comparison.

RAE

aquí. (Del lat. eccum hic). 1. adv. l. En este lugar.

acá. (Del lat. eccum hac, he aquí). 1. adv. l. En este lugar o cerca de él, a este lugar o cerca de él. No es tan explícito como aquí, por

eso admite ciertos grados de comparación

. Tan acá Más acá Muy acá

Answer 3

Acá no se usa mucho, al menos en España.

Answer 4

"Acá" and "aquí" have more or less the same meaning: here.

The main difference is regional preference. "Aca" and "aquí" are both used in Latin American countries, and "aqui" seems to be preferred in Spain. I have friends in Mexico and Guatamala, both of whom use acá frequently.

Answer 5

This link may be helpful

Acá also means here but where the location is more precise and no comparison is involved European Spanish prefers aquí