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How do you say "manners," "rude," "polite" in Spanish?

How do you say "manners," "rude," "polite" in Spanish?

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For example.. "He's got good manners."
"It's rude to start eating before everyone is at the table."
"It's polite to always say please and thank you."

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updated Jun 30, 2008
posted by Colleen-H

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"He's got good manners." = Tiene buenos modales / Es (muy) educado

"It's rude to start eating before everyone is at the table." = Es de mala educación empezar a comer antes de que todos se sienten. / Es una grosería empezar... (this is when it is really rude)

"It's polite to always say please and thank you." = Es de buena educación decir por favor y gracias.

updated Mar 28, 2013
posted by lazarus1907
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Sorry, I made a mistake:
(ÿl) TIENE buenas maneras.
I would like to add that this expression is not very used nowadays.
We tend to say "es muy educado".
Other option is "tiene buenos modales".

updated Mar 28, 2013
posted by Dunia
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updated Mar 28, 2013
posted by Debora
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manners = maneras
rude = grosero
polite = cortes (with an accent on the e)

updated Mar 28, 2013
posted by Tyler
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I would like to add that this expression is not very used nowadays.

That's why it would be better to avoid word-by-word translation, and offer more common alternatives, such as "Es muy educado" or "Tiene buenos modales".

updated Mar 28, 2013
posted by lazarus1907
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"Maneras" with the meaning of "manners" in this context is rarely used. "Modales" is a much common word.

updated Mar 28, 2013
posted by lazarus1907
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Exactamente.... "modales" es la palabra usada actualmente. También puede ser:
"Tiene una buena educación".

updated Mar 28, 2013
posted by Priscy
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(ÿl) tienes buenas maneras
Es de mala educación empezar a comer antes de que todo el mundo se haya sentado en la mesa
Es de buena educación decir por favor y gracias.

updated Mar 28, 2013
posted by Dunia