Difference between PELO and CABELLO:

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Soy Brenda Romaniello, 🙂 tu profesora de español de Hola Spanish. Bienvenidos a una nueva edición de Hola Tuesday, tu clase de español semanal y gratuita 🙂
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¿Tienes mascotas? Yo crecí con gatos y perros en casa, pero desde que me mudé a Sydney hace 9 años que no tengo mascotas y siempre quise tener. Romi tiene una gatita negra que se llama Mabel y es muy dulce. Hoy puede ser finalmente el día para mí. Vamos a ver a unos gatitos y tal vez regresemos con otro miembro de la familia. Me encantan los animales y me gustan tanto los perros como los gatos. Si terminamos adoptando uno hoy, voy a postear una foto para que lo veas y también tengo que pensar en un nombre, así que si tienes alguna sugerencia, dímelo aquí en los comentarios.
Do you have pets? I grew up with cats and dogs at home, but ever since I moved to Sydney 9 years ago I haven’t had pets and I always wanted to. Romi has a little black cat called Mabel and she’s very sweet. Finally today can be the day for me. We’re going to check out some kittens and we may come back with another member of the family. I love animals and I like both cats and dogs. If we end up adopting one today, I’m going to post a photo so you can see it and I also have to think of a name, so if you have any suggestions, let me know in the comments below.

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One of our students asked in YouTube: What is the difference between ‘Pelo’ and ‘Cabello’. This is a very common question because they both mean hair. Today we’ll have a look at the difference between pelo y cabello with some examples.

Pelo y cabello son sinónimos y significan lo mismo en algunos países de habla hispana como Argentina. ‘ Pelo’ and ‘cabello’ are synonyms and they mean the same in some Hispanic countries like Argentina.

Cabello es un poco más específico y se refirere solo a la cabeza. ‘Cabello’ is more specific and it refers to the hair in the head.

Pelo es más general y se refiere al vello de todo el cuerpo (desde la cabeza hasta los pies) y de los animales. ‘Pelo’ is more general and it can refer to the hair in the rest of the body and in animals.

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