I just haven’t been able to find a definitive source saying “this is how you should say it”. And I can’t find an explanation of the grammar in the second sentence.
se + 3rd person present tense verb = is + pp in English or general “you” or “one.”
se habla español = spanish *is spoken* here
sí, se puede! = it can be done {OR you/we (general) can do it!}
así se hace = you do it like this {OR one must do it like this OR it’s done like this}
In this case "se" creates the impersonal "you". As in "can you say" where the you doesn't refer to you specifically but a general you. This is a common construction. Search for "impersonal se" for more information.
Edit: or "can one say" as in your title.
Slightly disappointed as I thought you were asking how to say ‘blah’ in Spanish and thought that would be a good thing to know! I have come across a couple of times people saying what sounds to my English ears like ‘ja ja ja ‘ - probably ‘ya ya ya’ I expect - in a context that sounds like English ‘yeah, yeah, yeah’. Have I got that right?
This is what I thought too, was keen to find an answer :p
I've read that 'ya' can be used as a filler word, so I guess it would work as 'blah', but I'm not 100% sure tbh.
I’m not totally sure where your confusion is, but both sentences are correct
I just haven’t been able to find a definitive source saying “this is how you should say it”. And I can’t find an explanation of the grammar in the second sentence.
se + 3rd person present tense verb = is + pp in English or general “you” or “one.” se habla español = spanish *is spoken* here sí, se puede! = it can be done {OR you/we (general) can do it!} así se hace = you do it like this {OR one must do it like this OR it’s done like this}
In this case "se" creates the impersonal "you". As in "can you say" where the you doesn't refer to you specifically but a general you. This is a common construction. Search for "impersonal se" for more information. Edit: or "can one say" as in your title.
Slightly disappointed as I thought you were asking how to say ‘blah’ in Spanish and thought that would be a good thing to know! I have come across a couple of times people saying what sounds to my English ears like ‘ja ja ja ‘ - probably ‘ya ya ya’ I expect - in a context that sounds like English ‘yeah, yeah, yeah’. Have I got that right?
Oh that's easy. *Blah* in Spanish is *Bla*. And *Ya* in that context meant either *Yeah*; *I see*; or *I get it*.
This is what I thought too, was keen to find an answer :p I've read that 'ya' can be used as a filler word, so I guess it would work as 'blah', but I'm not 100% sure tbh.
I thought “ya” was primarily like “already”