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🎚️ · Chapter 10 · Intermediate — Exercise 4: Switching Registers
Dominar un idioma también es saber cambiar de tono sin perderte a ti mismo.
Lucía helps you talk about register, tone and social precision: one of the clearest signs that your Spanish is no longer basic survival Spanish.
Phase 1 of 3 — Vocabulary
Words you need to know
Study these 10 words. You'll use them to talk about tone, register, nuance and social precision.
el tono directo
→
direct tone
la distancia justa
→
right distance
el giro amable
→
gentle turn of phrase
la firmeza elegante
→
elegant firmness
el contexto sensible
→
sensitive context
la frase puente
→
bridging phrase
el registro profesional
→
professional register
la cercanía medida
→
measured warmth
el malentendido posible
→
possible misunderstanding
la intención real
→
real intention