Me da un poco de corte hablar de dinero con gente que no conozco bien.

In Spain, dar corte is a very common informal expression meaning to make someone feel awkward, embarrassed, shy, or uncomfortable.

So:

• me da corte = it makes me feel awkward / embarrassed
• me = to me
• da = gives / causes

Literally, it is something like it gives me embarrassment, but in natural English you would usually translate it as:

• It makes me feel awkward
• I feel embarrassed
• I’m a bit uncomfortable

In this sentence, the thing causing the feeling is hablar de dinero con gente que no conozco bien.

Dar corte is especially common in Spain. A learner of Spanish from Spain should definitely know it.

In many other Spanish-speaking countries, people may understand it, but it is less typical. More widely understood alternatives are:

• Me da vergüenza... = It embarrasses me... / I’m embarrassed to...
• Me incomoda... = It makes me uncomfortable...
• Me da cosa... = informal, common in some places, meaning something like it makes me feel weird / awkward

So for Spain, me da un poco de corte sounds very natural.

Because corte here is a noun, and with un poco + noun, Spanish normally uses de:

• un poco de agua
• un poco de tiempo
• un poco de vergüenza
• un poco de corte

So:

• me da un poco de corte = it makes me feel a bit awkward

If un poco modifies an adjective, there is no de:

• es un poco raro = it’s a bit strange
• estoy un poco cansado = I’m a bit tired

That is why un poco de corte is correct here.

Because the infinitive in Spanish often works like an English -ing form or like a verbal noun.

Here, hablar de dinero con gente que no conozco bien is the whole subject/idea that causes the feeling:

• Talking about money with people I don’t know well makes me feel awkward

Spanish often uses the infinitive this way:

• Fumar es malo = Smoking is bad
• Viajar solo me encanta = I love travelling alone
• Hablar en público me da miedo = Speaking in public scares me

So hablar is not strange here at all.

Yes, hablar sobre dinero is possible, but hablar de dinero is more natural and more common in everyday Spanish.

Both can mean to talk about money, but:

• hablar de is the usual everyday choice
• hablar sobre can sound a little more formal, deliberate, or topic-focused

Examples:

• No me gusta hablar de política.
• Estuvimos hablando de trabajo.
• El profesor habló sobre Cervantes.

In your sentence, hablar de dinero is exactly what a native speaker would normally say.

All three are possible, but they feel a bit different.

con gente

This is very natural and common in everyday Spanish.
It means with people in a general sense.

con personas

Also correct, but often feels a little more neutral, formal, or abstract.

con las personas

This would usually refer to specific people, not people in general.

So:

• hablar de dinero con gente que no conozco bien = very natural
• hablar de dinero con personas que no conozco bien = also correct, slightly more formal
• hablar de dinero con las personas que no conozco bien = more specific, less likely here

Because the speaker is talking about real people they actually meet, not a hypothetical or unknown type of person.

Indicative: conozco

Used for something the speaker sees as real or factual.

• gente que no conozco bien = people I don’t know well

Subjunctive: conozca

Would suggest something more hypothetical, non-specific, or not yet identified.

For example:

• Busco gente que no conozca a nadie aquí.
  = I’m looking for people who don’t know anyone here.

In your sentence, the person is simply describing a real situation: there are people they know only a little, and talking about money with them feels awkward. So conozco is the normal choice.

Because conocer and saber are not used the same way.

conocer

Used for knowing people, places, or being familiar with something

• conozco a Ana
• no conozco Madrid
• no conozco bien a esa gente

saber

Used for knowing facts, information, or how to do something

• sé la respuesta
• sé que está ocupado
• sé cocinar

So when talking about people, Spanish uses conocer:

• gente que no conozco bien = people I don’t know well

Not sé.

Good question, because with conocer you often do see the personal a:

• Conozco a Juan
• No conozco a tus padres

Here, though, gente is being used in a general, non-specific way:

• con gente que no conozco bien

That is why there is no personal a there.

Compare:

• No me gusta hablar de dinero con gente que no conozco bien.
  General: people I don’t know well

• No me gusta hablar de dinero con la gente que no conozco bien.
  This sounds less natural, but more specific

Also notice that inside the relative clause, some speakers may say:

• gente que no conozco bien
• gente a la que no conozco bien

The first is simpler and very natural in conversation.

Bien modifies conozco.

So:

• no conozco bien = I don’t know well

The meaning is:

• people that I don’t know very well
• people I’m not very familiar with

It does not mean they are good people.
It describes the degree of familiarity, not the quality of the people.

Compare:

• No conozco bien a Marta. = I don’t know Marta well.
• Marta es buena persona. = Marta is a good person.

Because Spanish often leaves out the article when speaking about something in general.

So:

• hablar de dinero = to talk about money in general
• hablar del dinero = to talk about the money, meaning some specific money already mentioned

Compare:

• No me gusta hablar de política. = politics in general
• Hablamos de dinero. = money in general
• Hablamos del dinero que falta. = the money that is missing

In your sentence, it means money as a general topic, so de dinero is right.

Yes. Spanish allows fairly flexible word order here.

These are all possible:

• Me da un poco de corte hablar de dinero con gente que no conozco bien.
• Hablar de dinero con gente que no conozco bien me da un poco de corte.

The first version sounds very natural because Spanish often puts the emotional reaction first:

• Me da miedo...
• Me da pereza...
• Me da vergüenza...
• Me da corte...

The second version is also correct, but it can sound slightly more structured or emphatic, because it puts the activity first.

Yes, and the meaning would be very similar, but the tone changes a bit.

Me da un poco de corte

• very natural in Spain
• informal
• often suggests awkwardness, social discomfort, or feeling self-conscious

Me da vergüenza

• more general and widely understood
• can sound a bit stronger or more direct
• means it embarrasses me / I’m embarrassed to

So:

• Me da un poco de corte hablar de dinero... = I feel a bit awkward talking about money...

• Me da vergüenza hablar de dinero... = I’m embarrassed to talk about money...

Both work, but dar corte has a very natural Spain-Spanish feel.

It is mostly neutral informal, with a clear Spain flavor because of dar corte.

Parts of the sentence are very standard:

• hablar de dinero
• gente que no conozco bien

The part that gives it a regional, conversational tone is:

• me da un poco de corte

If you wanted something more formal or internationally neutral, you might say:

• Me resulta incómodo hablar de dinero con gente que no conozco bien.
• Me incomoda hablar de dinero con gente que no conozco bien.

But for everyday Spanish from Spain, the original sentence sounds very natural.