http://forodeespanol.com/Archive/BeginnersSpanishEspanolPara-Principiantes/Forum44.htmSpanish for absolute beginners. Ask us any question you may have, no matter how easy you think it is.enCSMOD (Build: 3260.9132)http://forodeespanol.com/Archive/191ComoSeEncuentraUsted/dnwv/post.htm#18636Fri, 24 Aug 2007 14:07:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:18636Pucca0http://forodeespanol.com/Archive/191ComoSeEncuentraUsted/dnwv/post.htm#18636http://forodeespanol.com/Archive/comments44-18636.xmlHey McGreg!:)<br /><br />That is very nice, but, be careful and don&#39;t mix things!<br /><br />If you are learning the Spanish of South Americe, then, I would say that my answer doesn&#39;t make much sense.<br /><br />¿Cómo se encuentra? and ¿Cómo está? - Are the correct ones and, as I&#39;ve said before, there is not much diference between them!<br /><br />Good luck!<div style="clear:both;"></div>http://forodeespanol.com/Archive/191ComoSeEncuentraUsted/dnwd/post.htm#18635Fri, 24 Aug 2007 14:01:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:18635McGreg1http://forodeespanol.com/Archive/191ComoSeEncuentraUsted/dnwd/post.htm#18635http://forodeespanol.com/Archive/comments44-18635.xml<p>Thank you, Pucca, for your helpful reply to my question.&nbsp; I am using a CD course I purchased and it tries somewhat to point out the differences found in the way Spanish is spoken in South America as compared to Spain.&nbsp; I am in Missouri, USA, and most of the Spanish speaking people here are from South America.</p> <p>McGreg</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>http://forodeespanol.com/Archive/191ComoSeEncuentraUsted/dnwb/post.htm#18633Fri, 24 Aug 2007 13:39:19 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:18633Pucca2http://forodeespanol.com/Archive/191ComoSeEncuentraUsted/dnwb/post.htm#18633http://forodeespanol.com/Archive/comments44-18633.xmlI would say it depends on what Spanish you are learning. :)<br /><br />- ¿Cómo se encuentra usted? - In&nbsp;Spain it would sound a bit weird if you&nbsp;are&nbsp;asking it&nbsp;to a friend unless you are &quot;joking&quot; with that friend. Anyway, if you are a nurse, for example, you can ask it to the patient so, it would be more like &quot;¿Cómo se encuentra hoy?&quot;. <br /><br />Yep, you are right, ¿Cómo se encuentra usted? and ¿Cómo está usted? have no diference at all. <br /><br />Here we ask, ¿Cómo te encuentras?, ¿Cómo estás?, ¿Qué tal? and so on. <br /><br />Hope it helps!<br /><div style="clear:both;"></div>http://forodeespanol.com/Archive/191ComoSeEncuentraUsted/dnhh/post.htmThu, 23 Aug 2007 19:56:50 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:18622McGreg3http://forodeespanol.com/Archive/191ComoSeEncuentraUsted/dnhh/post.htmhttp://forodeespanol.com/Archive/comments44-18622.xmlIs this a commonly used phrase?&nbsp; I think it means&nbsp;the same as asking, ¿Cómo está usted.<div style="clear:both;"></div>