Comments on: What is the most common word for "computer" in Latin American Spanish? "Computadora" or "Ordenador"? http://www.spanishlatinamerican.com/what-is-the-most-common-word-for-computer-in-latin-american-spanish-computadora-or-ordenador.html Spanish in Latin America and Spanish in Spain - learn it all Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:23:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Margarita http://www.spanishlatinamerican.com/what-is-the-most-common-word-for-computer-in-latin-american-spanish-computadora-or-ordenador.html/comment-page-1#comment-5979 Margarita Tue, 17 Aug 2010 21:14:19 +0000 http://www.spanishlatinamerican.com/what-is-the-most-common-word-for-computer-in-latin-american-spanish-computadora-or-ordenador.html#comment-5979 Yo soy ingeniara de sistemas y nosotros en Colombia solamente usamos computador. En espana usan ordenador y en Mjico computadora. Yo soy ingeniara de sistemas y nosotros en Colombia solamente usamos computador. En espana usan ordenador y en Mjico computadora.

]]> By: SergioPL http://www.spanishlatinamerican.com/what-is-the-most-common-word-for-computer-in-latin-american-spanish-computadora-or-ordenador.html/comment-page-1#comment-1318 SergioPL Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:16:37 +0000 http://www.spanishlatinamerican.com/what-is-the-most-common-word-for-computer-in-latin-american-spanish-computadora-or-ordenador.html#comment-1318 Must of the countries in Latin America use 'computadora', some people like to call it 'computador' but not so often. The dictionary of the Real Academia Española (Royal Spanish Academy) which is the organization that regulates Castillian Spanish all over the world recognizes both words. They also put a notation on the word 'ordenador' as a word mainly used in Spain. Must of the countries in Latin America use ‘computadora’, some people like to call it ‘computador’ but not so often. The dictionary of the Real Academia Española (Royal Spanish Academy) which is the organization that regulates Castillian Spanish all over the world recognizes both words. They also put a notation on the word ‘ordenador’ as a word mainly used in Spain.

]]> By: CARLOS http://www.spanishlatinamerican.com/what-is-the-most-common-word-for-computer-in-latin-american-spanish-computadora-or-ordenador.html/comment-page-1#comment-1319 CARLOS Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:16:37 +0000 http://www.spanishlatinamerican.com/what-is-the-most-common-word-for-computer-in-latin-american-spanish-computadora-or-ordenador.html#comment-1319 ......... ordenador ? organizer? if you say ordenador to a store in latin american they won't know its a computer ……… ordenador ? organizer? if you say ordenador to a store in latin american they won’t know its a computer

]]> By: gregory_san_diego http://www.spanishlatinamerican.com/what-is-the-most-common-word-for-computer-in-latin-american-spanish-computadora-or-ordenador.html/comment-page-1#comment-1320 gregory_san_diego Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:16:37 +0000 http://www.spanishlatinamerican.com/what-is-the-most-common-word-for-computer-in-latin-american-spanish-computadora-or-ordenador.html#comment-1320 PC. PC.

]]> By: estmirabilis http://www.spanishlatinamerican.com/what-is-the-most-common-word-for-computer-in-latin-american-spanish-computadora-or-ordenador.html/comment-page-1#comment-1321 estmirabilis Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:16:37 +0000 http://www.spanishlatinamerican.com/what-is-the-most-common-word-for-computer-in-latin-american-spanish-computadora-or-ordenador.html#comment-1321 i've heard computador without the a. but maybe thats because of the tendency to not pronounce the entire word a lot of the times. ordenador is definetely not it. i think you should just add the a. it won't be too far off. i’ve heard computador without the a. but maybe thats because of the tendency to not pronounce the entire word a lot of the times.
ordenador is definetely not it.
i think you should just add the a. it won’t be too far off.

]]> By: im_alover_imasinner_imasaint http://www.spanishlatinamerican.com/what-is-the-most-common-word-for-computer-in-latin-american-spanish-computadora-or-ordenador.html/comment-page-1#comment-1322 im_alover_imasinner_imasaint Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:16:37 +0000 http://www.spanishlatinamerican.com/what-is-the-most-common-word-for-computer-in-latin-american-spanish-computadora-or-ordenador.html#comment-1322 Hi! We say "la computadora" in Mexico, I know that in other countries like Colombia (I think) they say "el computador" you are right "el ordenador" is used in Spain... I hope it helps =) Hi! We say "la computadora" in Mexico, I know that in other countries like Colombia (I think) they say "el computador" you are right "el ordenador" is used in Spain…
I hope it helps =)

]]> By: Martha P http://www.spanishlatinamerican.com/what-is-the-most-common-word-for-computer-in-latin-american-spanish-computadora-or-ordenador.html/comment-page-1#comment-1323 Martha P Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:16:37 +0000 http://www.spanishlatinamerican.com/what-is-the-most-common-word-for-computer-in-latin-american-spanish-computadora-or-ordenador.html#comment-1323 In all Latin American countries it is translated to: computadora In Spain they say: ordenador In all Latin American countries it is translated to:

computadora

In Spain they say: ordenador

]]> By: RoyL http://www.spanishlatinamerican.com/what-is-the-most-common-word-for-computer-in-latin-american-spanish-computadora-or-ordenador.html/comment-page-1#comment-1324 RoyL Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:16:37 +0000 http://www.spanishlatinamerican.com/what-is-the-most-common-word-for-computer-in-latin-american-spanish-computadora-or-ordenador.html#comment-1324 COMPUTADORA is the most used word in latin america, followed by COMPUTADOR which is used in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. ORDENADOR is the word of choice in Spain. COMPUTADORA is the most used word in latin america, followed by COMPUTADOR which is used in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.

ORDENADOR is the word of choice in Spain.

]]> By: maria dolores http://www.spanishlatinamerican.com/what-is-the-most-common-word-for-computer-in-latin-american-spanish-computadora-or-ordenador.html/comment-page-1#comment-1325 maria dolores Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:16:37 +0000 http://www.spanishlatinamerican.com/what-is-the-most-common-word-for-computer-in-latin-american-spanish-computadora-or-ordenador.html#comment-1325 In south America, computadora, and in Spain, ordenador. In south America, computadora, and in Spain, ordenador.

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