| 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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