Do people who speak spanish write "jaja" instead of "haha"

Question

international kids at my school from costa rica, puerto rico and spain do it...just curious

Answer 1

The "J" in Spanish is articulated like the English "H." So that's why Spanish speakers write "Jaja" instead of "haha," but both are pronounced the same.

Answer 2

When I just started learning Spanish (and writing back and forth with a friend who'd been taking it officially for at least 6 years and is fluent in it) I several people write "Jaja". I never got an official answer on what it meant, but it was always used when "Haha" would be used if they were writing in English. Also, if you say it out loud, it is pronounced just like "Haha" so I think it's pretty good reasoning that it's the same.

Answer 3

In argentina we use "jajajaa" instead of "hahaha" because the letter H in Sapnish has no sound Bye

Answer 4

Hello Braswella, welcome to the Forum.

It is most usual for people to write in the same language they speak. So English speakers normally use English spelling, and Spanish speakers use Spanish spelling.

But if they're typing in English why would they continue to use the 'j' as an 'h'?Would it be ok if typing in Spanish we used the 'h' as a 'j'? Because that's basically what's happening everytime they type jaja and not haha. - jimmysmit, Sep 20, 2016

Answer 5

yes.