¿Son las palabras "vez" y "tiempo" intercambiables?
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I believe not. "Vez" is generally used for an instance. "Primera vez" , the first time (i did something, etc). "Tiempo" is used for a period of time. But, I am also a beginner in Spanish and the jefes can answer this better.
Kirk1 is absolutely right in this case. "Vez" is like an instance, as in "cinco veces" five times) or la última vez (the last time). Here is the dictionary entry for la vez "Tiempo" is used for time in a general sense, as in "tiempo libre", "free time" or "no tengo tiempo"; "I don't have time".
Also, tiempo can be used to mean "weather", as in "¿Qué tiempo hace?" Which literally translates as "What weather does it make?" but means of course "What is the weather like?" Here is the dictionary entry for el tiempo
Perfecto, gracias por las respuestas.
Vez - refers to a specific occasion.
Estuve allí sólo una vez. I was there only once.
La próxima vez que lo vea, se lo diré. The next time I see him, I'll tell him.
Tiempo - refers to an amount of time.
Tomás va a estar aquí mucho tiempo. Thomas is going to be here a long time.
¿Cuánto tiempo tienes? How much time do you have?
To some degree they are interchangeable. Vez seems to be mainly use for a general sense of time and tiempo is more specific. If you lookthem each up in the translator you find many examples of how to use these words.
