What is the difference between besos and besitos and besito rico and besitos riquitos ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.

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Son expresiones coloquiales típico de los latinos para referirse a una única palabra: el beso y su plural besos.

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Besos = Kisses
Besitos = Little kisses (-ito/a is like -je in Dutch)

Besito riquito = Delicious little kiss
Besitos riquitos = Delicious little kisses

Those two last things sound super cringe. Nobody in Spain would say that.

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@Alexiiia25 hahaha I get that. would it be different if it were someone from Latin America?

In the Netherlands we are never that "passionate" with words.And we defenately don't have the same word, said in different ways to "grade" the level of intimacy. "kisses" is only said to family or spouses or very, very close friends.

So I had to get used to Latin Amricans throwing their "besos" around like they mean nothing. but that with "riquitos" seem like a next level "besos" I had never heared before. So I was wondering if people say that to friends too.

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@michelleJong I have no idea, I'm not from Latin America xd. Here in Spain it's more similar to how it seems to be there in The Netherlands. Many Latin American expressions sound like too much for us, too cheesy and even cringy sometimes.

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@Alexiiia25 hahahahhah ah, yes I understand that. We are more down to earth people I think.

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@michelleJong Spaniards and Dutch people have something in common, that we're honest and straightforward. So Latin Americans tend to think that we're rude and too serious 😅 But I personally prefer it like this, not sugarcoating or even telling lies sometimes 🤷🏻‍♀️

The most typical lie or sugarcoating that I've seen from Latin Americans in this app is "that's correct/fine, but this would sound better". No, lol. Their sentence was totally incorrect, just tell them the truth!! Lol.

P.S.: Though Latin America is huge, so they also have their differences among them, of course. I think Argentinians and Uruguayans are the closest to Spanish people.

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@Alexiiia25 Yes I understand. Maybe Latin Americans are more creative with their words. Which makes learning it very difficult.

But if I were to send my friend a message next time, and I want to be nice without sounding cringy and with no underlying meaning what could I say? I know people in the US would say sweetie all the time to people they care about and that doesn't mean anything weird. We even have that in Dutch.

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@michelleJong Ohh, I see, I see.

You can say "besos" or "un abrazo" (literally: a hug) and add a smiley face for example.

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@Alexiiia25 thank you. I like un abrazo. That is what I would say in Dutch.