advice and Spanish aviso

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In English

advice

a recommendation

In Spanish

aviso

notificación

Spanish "aviso" means: notice / warning

Why they get mixed up "Advice" and Spanish "aviso" share a Latin origin. Spanish "aviso" stayed with notifications and alerts. English "advice" specialized into a personal recommendation or suggestion.

If you want to say...

adviceconsejo
noticeaviso
to adviseaconsejar

Examples

She gave me good advice.
Ella me dio un buen consejo.
Can I ask for your advice?
¿Puedo pedirte un consejo?
My grandmother's advice always helped me.
Los consejos de mi abuela siempre me ayudaron.
Take my advice and stay home tonight.
Hazme caso y quédate en casa esta noche.

Common mistakes in Spanish

Incorrect: ~~Recibí un aviso muy bueno de mi jefe sobre mi carrera.~~

Correct: Recibí un consejo muy bueno de mi jefe sobre mi carrera.

Aviso means notice or warning. A consejo is advice.

Incorrect: ~~Voy a darte un aviso: estudia más.~~

Correct: Voy a darte un consejo: estudia más.

Use consejo for advice. "Aviso" announces something.

Phrases you will hear

good adviceun buen consejo
a piece of adviceun consejo
ask for advicepedir consejo
take my advicehazme caso
legal adviceasesoría legal
an advice columnuna sección de consejos

In a conversation

A:
Can I ask for your advice?
¿Puedo pedirte un consejo?
B:
Of course. What's the problem?
Claro. ¿Cuál es el problema?
A:
I got a job offer, but I love my current one.
Me ofrecieron un trabajo, pero me encanta el actual.
B:
My advice: ask for more time to decide.
Mi consejo: pide más tiempo para decidir.

Test yourself

"Some advice" means...

To remember it

Advicea recommendation
A notice or alertnotice

Frequently asked questions

What does Spanish "aviso" mean?

Spanish "aviso" means "notice / warning". It looks like the English "advice", which is exactly why it gets confused, but "advice" means "a recommendation".

Does English "advice" mean the same as Spanish "aviso"?

"Advice" and Spanish "aviso" share a Latin origin. Spanish "aviso" stayed with notifications and alerts. English "advice" specialized into a personal recommendation or suggestion.