Mexican Spanish | Peninsular Spanish | English translation |
---|---|---|
abajo de | debajo de | under |
acá | aquí | here |
afuera | fuera | outside |
arete | pendiente | earring |
atrás de | detrás | behind |
aviso | anuncio | announcement, advertisement |
bañarse | ducharse | to have a shower |
baño, taza | wáter* | toilet |
baño, regadera | ducha | shower |
bocinas | bafles, parlantes*, altavoces | speakers, loudspeakers |
boleto | billete* | ticket |
bolsa | bolso | bag, handbag |
botanas | =tapas | snacks, nibbles |
¡bueno! | ¡hola! | hello! (when answering phone) |
burro | tabla de planchar | ironing board |
café | marrón | brown, dark brown |
calabacita | calabacín* | courgette |
camarón | gamba* | prawn |
camión | autobús | coach, tour bus |
carretera de cuota | carretera de peaje | toll road |
carro1 | coche, auto | car |
chabacano | albaricoque* | apricot |
chamba (Infml) | trabajo | work |
chambear (Infml) | trabajar | to work |
celular | móvil* | mobile, cell phone |
chango | mono | monkey |
checar | verificar, chequear | to check |
chupar (Slang) | beber, tomar alcohol | to booze |
clóset | ropero | closet, wardrobe |
guardarropa | ropero* | cloakroom |
corte | tribunal | (law) court |
costo | coste* | cost |
departamento | piso* | flat, apartment |
dulce | caramelo | sweet, candy |
durazno | melocotón2 | peach |
falla | defecto | fault |
(diá) feriado | fiesta nacional | public holiday |
flojera | pereza | laziness |
flojo | perezoso | lazy, idle |
foco | bombilla | light bulb |
gancho | percha | clothes hanger |
güevón (Slang) | perezoso | lazy, bone-idle |
hablar | llamar | to phone, call |
hongos | champiñones1 | (edible) mushrooms |
jugo | zumo* | (fruit) juice |
lagarto | aligátor, caimán1 | alligator |
manejar | conducir | to drive (a vehicle) |
¿qué onda? (Informal) | ¿qué tal? | how's it going? |
buena onda (Informal) | amigable | friendly, easy-going |
ostión | - | (type of large) oyster |
padre | estupendo | amazing |
pay, pie | tarta | pie |
pesero | autobús3 | bus, town-centre minibus |
planeación | planificación | planning |
platillo (fuerte) | plato (fuerte) | (main) course, dish |
pluma | bolígrafo | pen |
prestar5 | pedir prestado | borrow |
seguido | a menudo | often |
ustedes | vosotros* | you (familiar, pl) |
voltear(se) | volver(se) | to turn round |
lunes, 21 de marzo de 2011
Mexican words
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