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A boy in Mexico is a niño. In casual Mexican talk you also hear chamaco and, for an older boy or young man, muchacho. Use niño for a young child.

In Mexican Spanish “long” is largo for masculine words and larga for feminine words. The plurals are largos and largas.

The sea animal is a foca in Mexican Spanish. A stamp or a closure is a sello, and the verb “to seal” is sellar. Zoos and nature shows talk about a foca.

In Mexican Spanish “please” is por favor. Friends often shorten it to porfa.

In Mexican Spanish the casual way to say “pee” is hacer pipí.

The Mexican way to say bon appétit is Buen provecho. People often shorten it to Provecho.

Goodbye in Mexico is Adiós, but Mexicans often prefer softer farewells such as Hasta luego or Nos vemos. Adiós fits a polite goodbye.

Car rims in Mexico are rines. One rim is a rin. The rubber tire is a llanta, though people often say llantas for the whole wheel in casual talk.

There is no single traditional Mexican name for coleslaw. People say ensalada de col or just use the English coleslaw on menus. Cabbage is col or repollo.

Vinegar in Mexican Spanish is vinagre. It is masculine, so el vinagre. Common types are vinagre blanco and vinagre de manzana.