Caliente / Picante

Caliente / Picante
 

Cuando se esta hablando sobre comida, ¿puedes usar 'caliente' para "Spicey/hot", o es 'caliente' para temperatura?

"Caliente" se refiere a temperatura y "picante" significa que tiene alguna especia picante, al menos en España. Eso sí, después de comer algo picante dices: "¡me quemoooo!"

I agree with irmamar that "caliente" is only for temperature... But after tasting something "picante" in Mexico, you'd say "¡me enchilééééééé!". ;)

right we learned picante as spicy, hot so caliente must only be for temperature :P

En chile se dice: me pica. :)

Yes, you can use the word caliente to express the temperature of the some food that you wanna eat, but anyhow the word caliente is likely used to say when something, object or other thing is hot.

¡No digas «estoy caliente» excepto cuando quieres atención amorosa! Si la temperatura te molesta lo que tienes que decir es «tengo calor» ¡Es una diferencia muy, muy importante!

¡Si equivocas puede provocar muchos problemas inesperados!

It is so important I will put it into English for those whose Spanish is limited, to prevent embarrassing situations!

Never say "Estoy caliente" except when you are seeking amorous attention! If the temperature bothers you, you must say "Tengo calor". It is a very, very important distinction. If you get it wrong it could cause many unwanted problems!

Cierto, también en México se dice que algo pica para sabores muy astringentes como el chile, la pimienta... a veces hasta para los refrescos y la pasta de dientes. :D

Agree:applause:
"Estoy caliente" it's like "I'm horny" :o

So, '¡Estoy caliente porque ese comida esta picante!' would indicate some kind of weird spicey-food fetish. :) Interesante.

No, no, no, no. No puedes decir eso de ninguna de las maneras. En todo caso:

"Tengo calor porque esa comida estaba picante"

Ah, I didn't understand the last word. Well, anyway it's a very impolite way of saying such things.

:lol: Gracias, pero espero que nunca necesito usar ese frase! :)

Edit: (I meant I hope I never have to use my phrase)

That would actually be a bit more than interesting... It's good you have understood exactly what it would mean though. :D

No, it would indicate that your grasp of Spanish was limited!

Jejeje me reí mucho:)

Please keep this thread on topic and don't insult others or it will be closed.

We are all learning a language to some extent, whether we're beginners or more advanced. There is no reason to put others down. If someone doesn't understand something, then explain where they went wrong. Thanks!

No biggie Tomisimo; sometimes it's hard to tell when someone is joking in forum posts. I'm quite use to being misinterpreted. The duel languages just adds to the confusion sometiems. :)

Angelica understood you, so did I. :D

Good to see that you can play with words and concepts. :)

That's my animator's brain for you; I'm always playing with words. For evidence, see my recent post in the 'Pantorrilla' word of the day thread. (A pun that I'm sure only works if you translate the Spanish to English).

No problems. All is good. :)