Bernice Elizabeth

Cinderella in Spanish is Cenicienta. Cenicienta is the name of the main character in the Cinderella fairy tale.

In Spanish, the phrase for “you (formal)” is usted.

In Colombia glasses are usually gafas or lentes. Both words are understood everywhere and used for eyeglasses.

The English phrase “hello, ladies and gentlemen” is translated into Spanish as señoras y señores, hola.

The English word ‘tender’ translates to Spanish as tierno. tierno is an adjective used to describe something soft and easily chewed.

In Dominican Spanish, “wassup” is ¿Qué lo qué? It is slang you will hear between friends and strongly marks Dominican speech.

The Spanish phrase vato loco means crazy guy. vato loco is a slang phrase that originated within the Mexican-American community in the United States.

The English phrase “dogs” is translated into Spanish as perros.

The English word mustache is translated into Spanish as bigote. bigote is a masculine noun used to describe the hair that grows on a man’s upper lip.

The English phrase “ok cutie” is translated into Spanish as vale, lindo.