Historia vs Cuento vs Relato
¿Alguien me pueda ayudar a entender las diferencias entre las tres palabras que quieren decir ¨Story¨?
Gracias!
2 Answers
From Real Academia Española:
Historia - Narración y exposición de los acontecimientos pasados y dignos de memoria, sean públicos o privados.
Cuento - Relación, de palabra o por escrito, de un suceso falso o de pura invención. Narración breve de ficción.
Relato - Conocimiento que se da, generalmente detallado, de un hecho. Narración, cuento.
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In summary:
An historia can be factual and can deal with past events. It is also longer. A cuento is usually a work of fiction like a fairly tale or a short novel. A relato can be synonymous with cuento, but can also be a short telling of an event.
I hope this helps.
"Historia" is generally a true account of a past event, usually a big happening, a revolution, the forming of a country, something studied, etc - also the history of a person.
"Cuento" is something that someone tells someone else and it can be either true or not true such as a small past event, a novel, or even a fairytale.
"Relato" is a detailed account about something true that has happened. The RAE also considers "relato" a narration as well as a synonim "cuento," but the "cuento" should be true to use "relato."
