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A drink coaster is a posavasos in Mexico, literally “glass rest”. The word is the same in most Spanish-speaking countries.

A warm way to say have a nice day in Mexico is Que tengas un lindo día. Lindo means nice or pretty and is very common in Mexican speech.

Christian is cristiano for a man and cristiana for a woman. In Mexico, where most Christians are Catholic, you also hear católico and católica.

In Mexico you say gracias for “thank you” and Muchas gracias for “thank you very much”. The usual reply is De nada or Con gusto.

In Mexico a bag is usually a bolsa. It covers a woman’s handbag, a plastic shopping bag and a paper bag.

In Mexico the everyday word for bad words is groserías. Malas palabras is also understood everywhere, and palabrotas points to especially strong ones.

In Mexico people mostly say muffins, using the English word with Spanish pronunciation, and bakeries sell them under that name.

The most typical Mexican word for “cool” is chido. Padre is another everyday choice, as in qué padre.

In Mexican Spanish “pride” is orgullo. The annual Pride parade is la Marcha del Orgullo, and in Mexico City it is a major yearly event.

In Mexico homework is tarea, and students say hacer la tarea for doing it. The word deberes is used in Spain and is not what Mexican kids say.