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Wednesday in Mexican Spanish is miércoles. It is masculine and not capitalized unless it starts a sentence. The plural form is the same: los miércoles.

Rice in Mexican Spanish is arroz. A Mexican meal often comes with arroz rojo, rice cooked with tomato, and the word is the same for raw and cooked grain.

Root beer is not a traditional Mexican drink, so most menus and shops just say root beer.

A chair is silla in Mexican Spanish. A big armchair is a sillón, and a stool is a banco. Say Siéntate en la silla to ask someone to sit down.

To salute or greet someone in Mexican Spanish is saludar.

In Mexican Spanish “priest” is sacerdote in formal speech and cura in everyday talk.

In Mexico you say Buenas tardes from about noon until it gets dark. A short Buenas also works between neighbors.

In Mexico a chilli is chile, spelled with one l and ending in -e. Picante means hot or spicy, and a hot sauce is salsa picante.

A mule is mula (female or in general) and mulo (male) in Mexican Spanish. The mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey.

To buy in Mexican Spanish is comprar. In a shop you can also say llevar, as in lo llevo, meaning “I will take it”. Use comprar for any purchase.