I looked up the word 'silly'

Question

And the translation was 'tonto' but then looking up 'tonto' yielded 'estupido' and I want to use the word silly affectionately, not imply that someone is dumb or stupid. What would the correct terminology be in this instance?

Thank you so much!

Donna

Welcome to the forum, :) - 00494d19, Dec 22, 2011

Thank you! (Muchas gracias) :) - ChapalaDonna, Dec 22, 2011

Answer 1

Tonto is less harsh to me than estúpido, but I would take it like "Don't be a fool / foolish"

better to say '':No seas bobo" and this won't be offensive and means silly.

OR

You could say "Como crees" which means "don't be silly" rather idiomatically and is a good response to someone.

OR (just thought of this one)

You could say 'Sí, cómo no' which means "Yeah, .......right" if that's what you mean....

Thank you SO much, I'm just beginning to learn and don't want to offend anyone. :) - ChapalaDonna, Dec 22, 2011

Well if you don't want to offend anyone, these aren't for strangers only friends or acquaintances not your boss for example. - jeezzle, Dec 22, 2011

Haha... no, it's mostly for either friends or some Mexican children I know... but I wanted to make sure I wasn't teaching them something bad en Espanol. - ChapalaDonna, Dec 22, 2011

Answer 2

Hello Chapala and welcome to the SpanishDict forum

I would just say: ''íNo seas tonta!''

or if you are referring to someone's speech: ''No digas tontería''

I hope that helps

Corrijan mi español, por favor

Gracias Feliz77 - what a great name "Happy" - ChapalaDonna, Dec 22, 2011

Yes, it's my usual nature lol :) - FELIZ77, Dec 22, 2011

Answer 3

daft (silly) = bobo

It’s daft to get up so early. / Es una bobada levantarse tan pronto.